Former Bulgarian footballer and Former Bulgarian Manager
In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Biserov and the family name is Mihaylov.
Borislav Mihaylov
Mihaylov in 2014
President of the Bulgarian Football Union
In office 21 October 2005 – 18 October 2019
Preceded by
Ivan Slavkov
Succeeded by
Mihail Kasabov (interim)
President of the Bulgarian Football Union
In office 12 October 2021 – 27 November 2023
Preceded by
Mihail Kasabov (interim)
Succeeded by
TBA
Personal details
Born
Borislav Biserov Mihaylov
(1963-02-12) 12 February 1963 (age 61) Sofia, PR Bulgaria
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation
Footballer
football administrator
Association football career
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1981–1989
Levski Sofia
180
(0)
1989–1991
Belenenses
29
(0)
1992–1994
Mulhouse
65
(0)
1994–1995
Botev Plovdiv
20
(0)
1995–1997
Reading
24
(0)
1997–1998
Slavia Sofia
14
(0)
1998
FC Zürich
1
(0)
Total
333
(0)
International career
1983–1998
Bulgaria
102
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Borislav Biserov Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Борислав Бисеров Михайлов; born 12 February 1963[1]) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper, and Former President of the Bulgarian Football Union (2005 – 2019; 2021 – 2023). He is the longest-serving president of the Bulgarian Football Union, he has been at the head of the organization for 16 years. 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.
Borislav Biserov Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Борислав Бисеров Михайлов; born 12 February 1963) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer, who played as a...
renamed the Bulgarian Football Union, the name that it carries today. BorislavMihaylov became president of the union in 2004. The results of the national...
also the captain, and the Bulgaria national team. Mihaylov's father is former goalkeeper BorislavMihaylov, the player with the second most international...
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football, such as Nasko Sirakov, Bozhidar Iskrenov, Kostadin Vidolov and BorislavMihaylov. In this period, Botev signed the first foreign player in the club's...
Sofia, before retiring at the age of 32 in 1975. Biser Mihaylov was born in Sofia. His son, Borislav, also a goalkeeper, once held the record for the most...
time, penalties decided which team would go through. Team captain BorislavMihaylov saved the first three penalty kicks in a row, breaking the World Cup...
hockey) (born 1944), former Soviet international ice hockey player BorislavMihaylov (born 1963), President of the Bulgarian Football Union, and former...
through. Team captain BorislavMihaylov made a good performance saving two of the penalty kicks. Bulgaria won 3–1 on penalties with Mihaylov becoming the hero...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club 1 1GK BorislavMihaylov (captain) (1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 33) 88 Reading 2 2DF Radostin Kishishev...
Kostadinova, and as President of the Bulgarian Football Union by BorislavMihaylov, the former captain of the Bulgaria national football team. In 2001...
Switzerland in a Euro 2012 qualifier. He received a flower bouquet from BorislavMihaylov and was applauded by the spectators prior to the start of the match...
with a big defeat. The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told BorislavMihaylov, the head of the Bulgarian Football Union, to resign, which he did...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club 1 1GK BorislavMihaylov (c) (1963-02-12)February 12, 1963 (aged 31) 66 Mulhouse 2 2DF Emil Kremenliev (1969-08-13)August...
Defender Levski Sofia 1985 Georgi Dimitrov Defender CSKA Sofia 1986 BorislavMihaylov Goalkeeper Levski Sofia 1987 Nikolay Iliev Defender Levski Sofia 1988...
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Bulgarian Football Union president BorislavMihaylov present at the ceremony. Starting from August 2014, Ludogorets began...
onto a through-ball from Brolin before rounding Bulgarian goalkeeper BorislavMihaylov and wrong-footing defender Trifon Ivanov. That win secured third-place...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club 1 1GK BorislavMihaylov (1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 23) 26 Vitosha Sofia 2 4FW Nasko Sirakov (1962-04-26)26...
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