Borislav Mihaylov

Borislav Mihaylov
Personal information
Full name	Borislav Biserov Mihaylov
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper (retired)
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
1998–1999	Zürich
International career
1983–1998	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Eastern Slavic name Borislav Biserov Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Борислав Михайлов) (born 12 February 1963) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper and currently President of Bulgarian Football Union, member of the executive committee of UEFA.

He was captain of the Bulgaria national team during their surprising fourth-place run at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well their participation in Euro 96. He also played at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and is currently the second most capped player for the Bulgaria national team with 102 caps (60 as captain), behind Stiliyian Petrov. He played for teams like Belenenses, in Portugal, and Mulhouse, in France.

Club career

In 1995 he joined the then-English First Division team Reading for a then club record £800,000, replacing the departed club favourite Shaka Hislop. Apparently, he joined Reading after seeing the team play at Wembley in the 1995 First Division Playoff Final between Reading and Bolton Wanderers, believing the 80,000 capacity stadium to be Reading's home ground.^[1] 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 president.

On 22 March 2011, he was elected onto executive committee of UEFA.

Personal life

In 1998 he married Maria Petrova, a former prominent rhythmic gymnast. Mihaylov is also the father of ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov, who is currently at Dutch side FC Twente.

References

^ "'Bobby' Mihailov". When Saturday Comes (216). February 2005. Retrieved 2009-02-13.

Awards
Preceded by Georgi Dimitrov	Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1986	Succeeded by Nikolay Iliev
Sporting positions
Preceded by Nikolay Iliev	Bulgaria Captain 1990–1996	Succeeded by Trifon Ivanov
Preceded by Ivan Slavkov	President of Bulgarian Football Union 21 October 2005 –	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[Ref_2005-1] "'Bobby' Mihailov". When Saturday Comes (216). February 2005. Retrieved 2009-02-13.

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