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Borislav Mikhailov

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Borislav Biserov Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Борислав Бисеров Михайлов; born 12 February 1963) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Borislav Mikhailov is the 5,624th most popular soccer player (down from 3,395th in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 214th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Bulgarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Borislav Mikhailov ranks 5,624 out of 21,273. Before him are Claudio Reyna, Mario Velarde, Brian Kidd, Jorge Barrios, Abdelmajid Bourebbou, and Hidemasa Kobayashi. After him are Thomas Ahlström, Andy King, Akiyoshi Yoshida, Mbark Boussoufa, Libor Radimec, and Breel Embolo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Borislav Mikhailov ranks 478. Before him are Toshiya Miura, Neil Burger, Igor Zhelezovski, Emi Shinohara, Ahmed Al-Maktoum, and Graham Norton. After him are Tarō Kōno, Yelena Baturina, Jiří Parma, Rami Saari, Les Claypool, and Petra De Sutter.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Borislav Mikhailov ranks 262 out of 415. Before him are Atanas Mihaylov (1949), Vasil Metodiev (1935), Khristo Markov (1965), Todor Diev (1934), Halil Mutlu (1973), and Svetla Otsetova (1950). After him are Basri Dirimlili (1929), Vladimir Ivanov (null), Ivo Papazov (1952), Sonya Yoncheva (1981), Meglena Kuneva (1957), and Petar Petrov (1955).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Bulgaria

Among soccer players born in Bulgaria, Borislav Mikhailov ranks 40. Before him are Georgi Naydenov (1931), Ivan Zafirov (1947), Andrey Zhelyazkov (1952), Kiril Rakarov (1932), Vasil Metodiev (1935), and Todor Diev (1934). After him are Basri Dirimlili (1929), Rumyancho Goranov (1950), Pavel Panov (1950), Daniel Borimirov (1970), Stoycho Mladenov (1957), and Zhivko Gospodinov (1957).

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