Borislav Biserov Mihaylov ( bg, Борислав Биcepoв Михайлов; born 12 February 1963) is a Bulgarian former professional

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, who played as a

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, and President of the

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(2005 – 2019; 2021 – present). He is also a former member of the executive committee of

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. Mihaylov was captain of the Bulgaria national team during their major fourth-place run at the

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(during the shoot-out against Mexico at the 1/8-final stage he saved two penalties), as well as during their participation in

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. He also played at the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...

and

1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for t ...

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

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Club career

In 1995, Mihaylov joined English First Division team

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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

from 2001 until 2005, when he replaced

Ivan Slavkov Ivan Slavkov ( bg, Иван Славков) (11 May 1940, Sofia – 1 May 2011) was a Bulgarian sports boss linked to the Communist-era nomenklatura. He served as the President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) between 1982 and 2005 and was ...

as Peruka. On 22 March 2011, he was elected to the executive committee of

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

Personal life

In 1998, he married Maria Petrova, a former prominent

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. Borislav is the son of former goalkeeper

Biser Mihaylov Biser Mihaylov ( bg, Бисер Михайлов; 30 June 1943 – 12 August 2020) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent all 14 seasons of his career at Levski Sofia, before retiring at the age of 32 in 1975. Biography ...

and the father of, also goalkeeper,

Nikolay Mihaylov Nikolay Borislavov Mihaylov ( bg, Николай Бориславов Михайлов; born 28 June 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Levski Sofia, where he is also the captain, and the Bulgarian natio ...

, who is currently playing for

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 ...

, while his younger daughter Elinor is a tennis player.

Honours

Levski Sofia * Bulgarian Champion: 1984, 1985, 1988 *

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winner: 1982, 1984, 1986 * Cup of the Soviet Army: 1984, 1987, 1988 *

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year Bulgarian Footballer of the Year ( bg, Футболист №1 на България, ''Futbolist №1 na Balgariya'') is an annual title awarded to the best Bulgarian association football player of the year. The award has been given since 1961, an ...

: 1986

References

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Club career

Administrative roles

Personal life

Honours

See also

References