Valentin Mihov ( bg, Валентин Михов) (born on 18 January 1954 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian

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player. He is a former president of the

Bulgarian Football Union The Bulgarian Football Union ( bg, Български футболен съюз, Bǎlgarski futbolen sǎyuz; BFS) is a football association based in Bulgaria and a member of UEFA. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and field ...

(BFU) and the Bulgarian Professional Football League (PFL).

Biography

Valentin Mihov earned a degree in International Economic Relations at the

University of National and World Economy The University of National and World Economy ( bg, Университет за национално и световно стопанство) is a university in Sofia, Bulgaria. Notable alumni of the university are five Prime Ministers of Bulga ...

in Sofia. Then he worked at the Ministry of Transport and Korekom. He was awarded the title Honorary Citizen of the town of Svishtov in 2004.

Football career

Playing career

As a child Mihov played in CSKA Sofia's junior teams. While doing his military service from 1972 to 1974 he played for

FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv ( bg, Локомотив) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which currently competes in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. Established in 1932 as a sports association of the rai ...

. Later he played for

Akademik Svishtov OFC Akademik Svishtov ( bg, ОФК Академик Свищов) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Svishtov who play in the North-West Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. It plays its home matches at Akademik s ...

while he was studying at the Higher Institute of Finances and Economics in

Svishtov Svishtov ( bg, Свищов ) is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svishtov Municipalit ...

. He played for the team until 1978 having meanwhile reached the

A grupa The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

. In 1991, he became the president of CSKA Sofia after Boris Stankov left the position. In 1992 the club won the

Bulgarian football championship The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

. Between 1993 and 1994 he was the president of the BFU. After this he became the managing director of

Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

and Slavia Sofia. In 1998, he was elected the president of the

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. He owns

since 2000.

Personal life

Mihov is married and has one daughter.

References

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