Atanas Mihaylov

Atanas Mihaylov

Personal information
Full name	Atanas Hristov Mihaylov
Date of birth	5 July 1949
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	1 October 2006(2006-10-01) (aged 57)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1981	Lokomotiv Sofia	348	(148)
1981–1983	Nea Salamina	44	(14)
Total		392	(162)
National team
1970–1981	Bulgaria	45	(23)
Teams managed
	Lokomotiv Sofia
Honours Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Atanas Hristov Mihaylov (Bulgarian: Атанас Xpиcтов Михайлов, 5 July 1949 – 1 October 2006)^[1] was an association football former forward and manager. He played 45 games for the Bulgaria national football team, scored 23 goals, and won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics;^[2] he also played at the 1974 World Cup. Most of Mihaylov's club career was spent with Lokomotiv Sofia, but he also played for two years in Cyprus for Nea Salamina. He won the top Bulgarian league on two occasions.

Honours

Player

• Lokomotiv Sofia
  • Bulgarian League: 2 times – 1964, 1978

References

Vivliography

• Stilianou, Pampos (1998). 50 χρόνια Νέα Σαλαμίνα 1948–1998 [50 years Nea Salamina 1948–1998] (in Greek). Cyprus: Nea Salamina Famagusta. ISBN 9963-8370-0-X. 

Bulgaria squad – 1968 Summer Olympics Silver Medalists
1 Yordanov 2 Gerov 3 Hristakiev 4 Gaydarski 5 Ivkov 6 Georgiev 7 Veselinov 8 Yanchovski 9 Zhekov 10 Mihaylov 11 Vasilev 12 Stankov 13 Nikodimov 14 Gyonin 15 Y. Dimitrov 16 Tsvetkov 17 Zafirov 18 Monev 19 Krastev Coach: Berkov

Bulgaria squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Goranov 2 Zafirov 3 Zhechev 4 Velichkov 5 Kolev 6 Penev 7 Voynov 8 Bonev (c) 9 Mihaylov 10 Stoyanov 11 Denev 12 Aladzhov 13 M. Vasilev 14 Milanov 15 Panov 16 Grigorov 17 Nikodimov 18 T. Vasilev 19 Ivkov 20 Borisov 21 Staykov 22 Simeonov Coach: Mladenov