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Borislav Mihaylov
	Mihaylov in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Borislav Biserov Mihaylov
Date of birth	12 February 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1989	Levski Sofia
1989–1991	Belenenses
1992–1994	Mulhouse
1994–1995	Botev Plovdiv
1995–1997	Reading
1997–1998	Slavia Sofia
1998	FC Zürich
Total
International career
1983–1998	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Borislav Biserov Mihaylov (Template:Lang-bg; born 12 February 1963^[1]) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper, and President of the Bulgarian Football Union (2005 – 2019; 2021 – present).^[2] He is also a former member of the executive committee of UEFA.

Mihaylov was captain of the Bulgaria national team during their major fourth-place run at the 1994 FIFA World Cup (during the shoot-out against Mexico at the 1/8-final stage he saved two penalties), as well as during their participation in UEFA Euro 1996. He also played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup and is currently the second most-capped player of the Bulgaria national football team with 102 appearances, and the footballer with the most matches played (60) as captain.

Club career

In 1995, Mihaylov joined English First Division team Reading for a then club record of £800,000, replacing the departed club favourite Shaka Hislop. However his time at the club was marked by a series of injuries, and his club career in England never took off.

Administrative roles

After retiring from active sports he started a career in football administration. He was vice-president of the Bulgarian Football Union from 2001 until 2005, when he replaced Ivan Slavkov as Peruka.

On 22 March 2011, he was elected to the executive committee of UEFA.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 October 2019, Mikhailov resigned as President of BFU after being asked to step down for ignoring racist behavior during games.^[3]

Personal life

In 1998, he married Maria Petrova, a former prominent rhythmic gymnast. Borislav is the son of former goalkeeper Biser Mihaylov and the father of, also goalkeeper, Nikolay Mihaylov, who is currently playing for Levski Sofia, while his younger daughter Elinor is a tennis player.

Honours

Levski Sofia

Bulgarian Champion: 1984, 1985, 1988
Bulgarian Cup winner: 1982, 1984, 1986
Cup of the Soviet Army: 1984, 1987, 1988
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1986

References

^ Borislav Mikhailov, Fifa.com
^ www.dariknews.bg
^ Shumanov, Metodi (15 October 2019). "Bulgarian football president resigns after racist abuse in England game". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[1] Borislav Mikhailov, Fifa.com

[2] www.dariknews.bg

[3] Shumanov, Metodi (15 October 2019). "Bulgarian football president resigns after racist abuse in England game". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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