Biser Mihaylov (; 30 June 1943 – 12 August 2020) was a Bulgarian

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who played as a

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. He spent all 14 seasons of his career at

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () 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 by a group of high sc ...

, before retiring at the age of 32 in 1975.

Biography

Biser Mihaylov was born in

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

. His son, Borislav, also a goalkeeper, once held the record for the most

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for the Bulgarian national team (now second behind Stiliyan Petrov). Mihaylov's grandson, Nikolay, also a goalkeeper, currently plays for

and the Bulgarian national team.

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia * A Group: 1964–65, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74 *

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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

References

External links

Player Profile
at LevskiSofia.info * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mihaylov, Biser 1943 births 2020 deaths Bulgarian men's footballers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen Men's association football goalkeepers Bulgaria men's international footballers PFC Levski Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers from Sofia

Biography

Honours

Club

See also

References

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