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The former captain and goalkeeper of the Bulgarian national team and former president of the Bulgarian Football Union Borislav Mihaylov has died aged 63 following a stroke.
His time in Bulgarian football can be divided in two. As a player, he was a legend who brought enormous joy to the nation with his 1994 World Cup heroics which saw Bulgaria finish 4th. As a president of the Football Union, he became one of the most hated public personalities in the country due to heavy mismanagement, the downfall of Bulgarian football, corruption, arrogance, and repeated drunkenly episodes. Unfortunately the younger generation will only remember the latter.