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Borislav Mikhailov
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| Borislav Mikhailov | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Borislav Mikhailov | |
| Date of birth | 12 February 1963 | |
| Place of birth |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Height | 1.86m | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1981-1989 1989-1991 1992-1994 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 |
PFC Levski Sofia C.F. Os Belenenses FC Mulhouse Botev Plovdiv Reading F.C. Slavia Sofia FC Zürich |
180 (0) 29 (0) 65 (0) 20 (0) 24 (0) 14 (0) 11 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1983-1996 | Bulgaria | 102 (0) |
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Borislav Mikhailov (Bulgarian: Борислав Михайлов) (born 12 February 1963) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. 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 all-time appearance leader for the Bulgaria national team with 102 caps. He played for teams like Belenenses, in Portugal, and Mulhouse, in France.
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.[citation needed] However his time at the club was marked by a series of injuries, and his club career in England never took off. In England, he was also known under the nicknames Boris, Bobby, and Wiggy, the latter due to Mikhailov's wig.
After retiring from active sports he started career in football administration. He was vice-president of the Bulgarian Football Union from 2001 until 2005, when he replaced Ivan Slavkov as president.
In 1998 he married Maria Petrova, a former prominent rhythmic gymnast.
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| 1 Zdravkov • 2 Kishishev • 3 T. Ivanov • 4 I. Petkov • 5 Yordanov • 6 Yankov • 7 Kostadinov • 8 Stoichkov • 9 Penev • 10 Balakov • 11 Iliev • 12 Mikhailov • 13 Ginchev • 14 Hristov • 15 Zafirov • 16 Nankov • 17 Stoilov • 18 Borimirov • 19 Bachev • 20 G. Ivanov • 21 Kirilov • 22 M. Petkov • Coach: Bonev |
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| 1 Mikhailov • 2 Kremenliev • 3 Ivanov • 4 Tsvetanov • 5 Houbchev • 6 Yankov • 7 Kostadinov • 8 Stoichkov • 9 Letchkov • 10 Sirakov • 11 Borimirov • 12 Nikolov • 13 Yordanov • 14 Guentchev • 15 Iliev • 16 Kiriakov • 17 Mihtarski • 18 Aleksandrov • 19 Georgiev • 20 Balakov • 21 Yotov • 22 Andonov • Coach: Penev |
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| 1 Mikhailov • 2 Sirakov • 3 Arabov • 4 Petrov • 5 Dimitrov • 6 Zhelyazkov • 7 Iskrenov • 8 Sadakov • 9 Mladenov • 10 Gospodinov • 11 Getov • 12 Zdravkov • 13 A. Markov • 14 P. Markov • 15 Yordanov • 16 Dragolov • 17 Kolev • 18 Velichkov • 19 Pashev • 20 Kostadinov • 21 Dyakov • 22 Valov • Coach: Vutsov |
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Georgi Dimitrov |
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year 1986 |
Succeeded by Nikolay Iliev |
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| Preceded by Ivan Slavkov |
President of Bulgarian Football Union 21 October 2005 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Mikhailov, Borislav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mikhailov, Boris |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12 February 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bulgaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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