Biser Mihaylov (; 30 June 1943 – 12 August 2020) was a Bulgarian
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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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
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. His son,
Borislav, also a goalkeeper, once held the record for the most
caps
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for the Bulgarian national team (now second behind
Stiliyan Petrov). Mihaylov's grandson,
Nikolay, also a goalkeeper, currently plays for
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 ...
and the Bulgarian national team.
Honours
Club
Levski Sofia
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A Group:
1964–65,
1967–68,
1969–70,
1973–74
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Bulgarian Cup
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The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
:
1967
Events January
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,
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 ...
See also
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List of one-club men in association football
This article is a list of one-club men, sportsmen who have played their entire professional career with only one club, in Association football, football.
Retired players
:''Players must have been at their club for a minimum of ten years to be i ...
References
External links
Player Profileat LevskiSofia.info
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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