Bibars Natcho (Hebrew: ביברס נאתכו, Adyghe: Пыйпэрыс Натхъо; born 18 February 1988) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Partizan.
[4][5] His cousin, Circassian-Israeli basketball player Nili Natkho, died in 2004 in a car accident in northern Israel.
Natcho made his Israeli Premier League debut coming on as a substitute against Maccabi Netanya on 18 November 2006.
Natcho's first professional goal was against NK Široki Brijeg during the 2nd leg of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup second qualifying round at Bloomfield Stadium.
After the arrival of Israeli coach Eli Guttman during the 2007–08 season, Natcho became a main part of the team, scoring his first league goal against Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C.
Natcho made a few impressive performances at the beginning of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League helping Hapoel finish top of Group C, ending the European campaign drawing 0–0 on a raining evening and losing 0–3 away at the Central Stadium.
[citation needed] After losing 0–3 on aggregate in the Round of 32 of Europa League, Natcho moved to the eventual "European Dream" killers Rubin Kazan on 8 March 2010, signing a four-year deal with this Russian club.
[31] Despite a contract negotiations, which is yet reported,[32] Natcho scored his sixth goal of the season, on 11 November 2012, in a 2–0 win over Krylia Sovetov Samara.
[34] In the quarter final of the Europa League, Natcho scored two goals (both coming from penalty) in both legs, as Rubin Kazan lose 5–4 on aggregate against Chelsea.
[38] At the end of the 2012–13 season, Natcho wasn't only named by Sports.ru as one of the top players in the Russian league,[39] but team of the year.
[43] In the Europa League, Natcho played a vital role of assisting goals in the qualifying round and group stages.
In the comments on his inclusion, UEFA said: "Probably Rubin's top performer over the last three years, the Israeli international dominates midfield, supplying assists and delivering great set pieces".
[63][64] On 21 October 2014, Natcho scored his first Champions League goal for CSKA Moscow with a penalty in the 86th minute against Manchester City.
[citation needed] On 19 August 2019, Natcho signed a three-year contract with Serbian club Partizan and chose the number 6 shirt.
[74] His first goals came on 19 September 2019 when he scored a brace in a 2–2 home draw with AZ Alkmaar in the first matchday of the Europa League group stage.
[citation needed] Natcho scored his second Belgrade Derby goal on 19 September 2021 in a 1–1 home draw Serbian SuperLiga game week 9, the Israeli shot diagonally from the right side with his weaker left foot and shook the net of Milan Borjan.
[77] On 12 February 2022, in a 0–2 league win at Radnički Niš, Natcho became only the fourth foreign player in Partizan history to record the 100th official cap.
[11] Natcho was voted Player of the Week 13 in Serbian SuperLiga after scoring a brace and recording one assist in a 4–1 victory against Vojvodina in Derby of Serbia.