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| 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 | Emil Kostadinov (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Borislav Biserov Mihaylov (1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (age 62) Sofia,PR Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Borislav Biserov Mihaylov (Bulgarian:Борислав Бисеров Михайлов; born 12 February 1963[1]) is a Bulgarian former professionalfootballer, who played as agoalkeeper, and Former President of theBulgarian 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 ofUEFA.
Mihaylov was captain of theBulgaria national team during their major fourth-place run at the1994 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 inUEFA Euro 1996. He also played at the1986 FIFA World Cup and1998 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) ascaptain.
In 1995, Mihaylov joined EnglishFirst Division teamReading for a then club record of £800,000, replacing the departed club favouriteShaka Hislop. However his time at the club was marked by a series of injuries, and his club career in England never took off.
After retiring from active sports he started a career in football administration. He was vice-president of theBulgarian Football Union from 2001 until 2005, when he replacedIvan Slavkov as president of the Bulgarian Football Union.
On 22 March 2011, he was elected to the executive committee ofUEFA.[citation needed]
On 15 October 2019, Mihaylov resigned as President of BFU after being asked to step down for ignoring racist behavior during games.[2]
On 28 April 2021, after a meeting with BFU, Mihaylov became the president again.
On 27 November 2023, he resigned again as President of BFU after a lot of pressure from football fans and being asked by a lot of famous people and politicians fromBulgaria, to step down from the position.
In 1998, he marriedMaria Petrova, a former prominentrhythmic gymnast. Borislav is the son of former goalkeeperBiser Mihaylov and the father of also former goalkeeperNikolay Mihaylov, while his younger daughter Elinor is a tennis player.
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