| Borislav Michailov | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borislav Bisserov Michailov | |
| Date of birth | 12 February 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian 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) 29 (0) 65 (0) 20 (0) 24 (0) 14 (0) 11 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1983–1998 | Bulgaria | 102 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Borislav Bisserov Michailov (or Mikhailov) (Bulgarian: Борислав Михайлов) (born 12 February 1963) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered 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. The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. 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. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. He played for teams like Belenenses, in Portugal, and Mulhouse, in France. Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, usually known simply as Belenenses ( pron FC Mulhouse is a French football club based in Mulhouse, Alsace.
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. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. Neil Shaka Hislop CM (born 22 February 1969) is a former professional football goalkeeper. 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. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater 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. A wig is a head of Hair made from horse-hair human hair wool feathers buffalo hair or synthetic worn on the head for fashion or various other aesthetic and stylistic
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. The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU (Български футболен съюз БФС is the governing body of football in Bulgaria. Ivan Slavkov (Иван Славков (born May 11, 1940) is a Bulgarian Sports boss linked to the Communist -era Nomenklatura
In 1998 he married Maria Petrova, a former prominent rhythmic gymnast. Maria Petrova (Мария Петрова (born November 13, 1975 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs trios or even more (generally five manipulate one or two apparatus rope, hoop, ball
| 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 | |