Valentin Mihov

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Valentin Mihov (Bulgarian: Валентин Михов) (born on January 18, 1954 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian football administrator. He is a former president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) and the current president of the Professional Football League (PFL).

[edit] Biography

As a child Mihov played in CSKA Sofia's junior teams. Later he played for Akademik Svishtov while he was studying at the Higher Institute of Finances and Economics in Svishtov. He played for the team until 1978 having meanwhile reached the A grupa. Valentin Mihov earned a degree in International Economic Relations at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia. Then he worked at the Ministry of Transportation and Korekom.

In 1991 he becomed the president of CSKA Sofia after Boris Stankov left the position. In 1992 the club won the Bulgarian football championship. Between 1993 and 1994 he was the president of the BFU. After this he became the managing director of Litex Lovech and Slavia Sofia. In 1998 he was elected the president of the PFL. He owns Akademik Svishtov since 2000. He was awarded the title Honorary Citizen of the town of Svishtov in 2004.