Borislav Mihaylov's hometown club Levski expressed great regret over the death of the former goalkeeper. "The Blues" said that Mihaylov was one of the club's emblems and will never be forgotten. He is a three-time champion with Levski and has 243 matches for the club, and his father Biser Mihaylov and his son Nikolay Mihaylov played for "Gerena" for many years.
"At the age of 63, one of the emblems of Levski and Bulgarian football, Borislav Mihaylov, left this world.
Bobby is one of the biggest names in "the blue" history. Mihaylov played for Levski from 1981 to 1989, recording 243 matches with the blue jersey. Three-time champion of Bulgaria (1983/84, 1984/85 and 1987/88), three-time winner of the Bulgarian Cup (1982, 1984 and 1986). Footballer No. 1 of Bulgaria in 1986.
After Levski, he led the teams of Belenenses (Portugal) from 1989 to 1991, Mulhouse (France) from 1992 to 1994, Botev (Plovdiv) in 1994/95, Reading (England) from 1995 to 1997, Slavia in 1997/98 and Zurich (Switzerland) in 1998/99.
He has 102 matches for the Bulgarian national team, of which 60 as captain, which is a record in the history of our representative team. He made his debut on May 4, 1983 against Cuba in Sofia (3:2), and his last match with the national team was on June 5, 1998 against Algeria, again in Sofia (2:0).
During the unforgettable American summer in 1994, he played seven matches for Bulgaria's fourth place at the World Cup in the USA. He also played in all four matches of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where our country reached the round of 16. Mihaylov kept goal in all three matches of Bulgaria at the 1996 European Championship in England.
Since 2000, he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Bulgarian Football Union and Deputy Chairman of the State Agency for Youth and Sports. Since 2001, he has been First Vice President of the Bulgarian Football Union. In the period from 2005 to 2019 and from 2021 to 2023 he was the president of the Bulgarian Football Union. In 2011 he was elected a member of the UEFA Executive Bureau. PFC Levski expresses its condolences to the family, relatives and friends of Bobi Mihaylov, as well as to the entire sports community.
A tribute to your bright memory.
You will never be forgotten!"
Slavia expressed its condolences to the family and relatives of the deceased Borislav Mihaylov.
"PFK Slavia mourns Borislav Mihaylov. The former long-time president of the Bulgarian Football Union and member of the UEFA Executive Committee, who was captain of the unforgettable team that won bronze medals at the 94 World Cup in the USA, has died at the age of 63.
The legendary goalkeeper is a three-time champion of Bulgaria and a three-time winner of the country's cup with Levski, as well as a participant in three World Cups and one European Championship. Bulgaria's number 1 footballer for 1986. He played in 102 matches with the "tricolor" team.
Mihaylov defended Slavia's goal in 14 matches during the 1997-98 season and is connected to the history of our club.
PFK Slavia expresses its most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones, as well as to the entire football community.
A tribute to his bright memory," Slavia wrote on their official website.