Borislav Mikhailov

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Borislav Michailov
Personal information
Full name Borislav Bisserov Michailov
Date of birth 12 February 1963 (1963-02-12) (age 45)
Place of birth    Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1981–1989
1989–1991
1992–1994
1994–1995
1995–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999		 Levski Sofia
Belenenses
Mulhouse
Botev Plovdiv
Reading
Slavia Sofia
Zürich		 180 (0)
029 (0)
065 (0)
020 (0)
024 (0)
014 (0)
011 (0)   
National team
1983–1998 Bulgaria 102 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Borislav Bisserov Michailov (or 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 a 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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Bulgaria squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup
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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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
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Bulgaria squad - UEFA Euro 1996
1 Mikhailov • 2 Kishishev • 3 Ivanov • 4 Kiriakov • 5 Houbchev • 6 Yankov • 7 Kostadinov • 8 Stoichkov • 9 L. Penev • 10 Balakov • 11 Letchkov • 12 Popov • 13 Guentchev • 14 Sirakov • 15 Yordanov • 16 Borimirov • 17 Kremenliev • 18 Tsvetanov • 19 Ginchev • 20 Donkov • 21 Georgiev • 22 Zdravkov • Coach: Dimitar Penev
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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
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Awards
Preceded by
Georgi Dimitrov		 Bulgarian Footballer of the Year
1986		 Succeeded by
Nikolay Iliev
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ivan Slavkov		 President of Bulgarian Football Union
21 October 2005 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Persondata
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