Daniel Borimirov

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Daniel Borimirov

Full name	Daniel Borimirov
Date of birth	January 15, 1970 (age 37)
Place of birth	Vidin, Bulgaria
Height	1.85m
Nickname	Boreto
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	PFC Levski Sofia
Number	7
Youth clubs
1983-1990	Bdin Vidin
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1995 1996-2003 2003-	PFC Levski Sofia Munchen 1860 PFC Levski Sofia	123 (40) 214 (33) 56 (22)
National team²
1993-2003	Bulgaria	70 (11)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 1, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 31, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Borimirov (Bulgarian: Даниел Боримиров) (born January 15, 1970 in Vidin) is a Bulgarian football player who, as of 2006, is playing for Levski Sofia.

Borimirov returned to Levski in 2003; he started his career there in 1990, but spent 1995-2003 at 1860 Munich. For Bulgaria, Borimirov was capped 67 times, scoring 5 goals. He was part of Bulgaria's surprising fourth-place run at the 1994 World Cup, and also played in the 1998 edition, as well as Euro 96 and Euro 2004. He scored a goal at the 1994 World Cup group stage game against Greece for Bulgaria's first ever win at a World Cup, and he scored in the penalty shoot-out in the round of 16 against Mexico.

Borimirov was the driving force behind the success of Levski Sofia in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup. He led the squad to the quarter finals and scored vital goals against Italian side Udinese and Germany's Schalke 04.

In an inteview on August 16, 2006, Borimirov stated that he is currently attending coaching classes and he intends to work in the field of football after he retires as a player[1].

[edit] Honours

Champion of Bulgaria 1993, 1994, 1995, 2006
Holder of Bulgaria's cup 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005

[edit] External links

Official player website from LEVSKI2000

PFC Levski Sofia - Current Squad
1 Petkov \| 2 Dianu \| 3 Milanov \| 4 Tomašić \| 5 Stoychev \| 6 Eromoigbe \| 7 Borimirov \| 8 Sarmov \| 10 Yovov \| 11 Topuzakov \| 12 Mitrev \| 14 Minev \| 16 Ognyanov \| 17 Domovchiyski \| 18 Ivanov \| 20 Stanislav Angelov \| 21 Telkiyski \| 23 Jayeoba \| 24 Dimitrov \| 27 Bardon \| 28 Emil Angelov \| 30 Baltanov \| 77 Koprivarov \| 88 Mikhailov \| Manager: Stoilov

	Bulgaria squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
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

	Bulgaria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
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

	Bulgaria squad - 2004 Euro Cup
1 Zdravkov \| 2 V. Ivanov \| 3 Kirilov \| 4 I. Petkov \| 5 Zagorćić \| 6 Kotev \| 7 Borimirov \| 8 M. Petkov \| 9 Berbatov \| 10 V. Dimitrov \| 11 Lazarov \| 12 Kolev \| 13 Peev \| 14 Chilikov \| 15 Hristov \| 16 Manchev \| 17 M. Petrov \| 18 Pažin \| 19 S. Petrov \| 20 Bojinov \| 21 Janković \| 22 Stoyanov \| 23 Ivankov \| Coach: Markov