Atanas Hristov Mihaylov ( bg, Атанас Xpиcтов Михайлов, 5 July 1949 – 1 October 2006) was an

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

former forward and manager. Mihаylov is the top scorer in the history of the Bulgaria U21 team, managing 31 goals in 46 appearances. He played 45 games for the Bulgaria national football team, scored 23 goals, and won a silver medal at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

; he also played at the

1974 World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

. Most of Mihaylov's club career was spent with

Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 1929 ( bg, Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refou ...

, but he also played for two years in Cyprus for

Nea Salamina Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta ( el, Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Salam ...

. He won the top Bulgarian league on two occasions. Mihaylov was known for his skills from set pieces, including scoring from corners.

Honours

Player

** Bulgarian League: 1978

References

Vivliography

* 1949 births 2006 deaths Bulgarian footballers Bulgarian football managers FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players Bulgaria international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers of Bulgaria Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Bulgarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players Olympic medalists in football FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia managers Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Association football forwards Footballers from Sofia {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-stub