Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov claimed the prize Bulgaria Football player for 2005 in a contest, which drew more than 200 local journalists. Photo by sportni.bg
Bayer Leverkusen's young Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov claimed the prize Bulgaria Football player for 2005 in a contest, which drew more than 200 local journalists.
Stilian Petrov, the captain of the Bulgarian national team and the much-praised playmaker of Celtic, ranked second.
Organizers boasted that was a record number of media participated in the annual event.
Earlier Berbatov scored in an all-stars match against poverty, played in Dusseldorf, Germany. The Bulgarian striker was part of Zinedine Zidane's side, which won 4-2 over Ronaldo's.
Almost 50 000 fans watched the superstar game live, world media said.