Editing Daniel Borimirov (section)

==Club career==
Born in [[Vidin]], Borimirov's club career began with local club [[OFC Bdin Vidin|Bdin]] in [[Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|second league]], where he made his first-team debut in 1987 at age 17. 

In 1990 Borimirov joined [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]. In the beginning, he appeared mainly as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|supporting striker]], but eventually reconverted to [[attacking midfielder]]. At Levski, Borimirov was very important – if not crucial – part in all of the club's six major titles during his first spell, three [[Bulgarian A Professional Football Group|leagues]] and three [[Bulgarian Cup|cups]]. The biggest victory in the history of [[The Eternal Derby]] of Bulgaria (7–1 for Levski in [[1994–95 A Group]]) is unthinkable without the two goals scored by Daniel Borimirov. After 32 goals combined in his last two years, with three back-to-back national championships, he signed with Germany's [[TSV 1860 Munich]].

Borimirov made his [[Bundesliga]] debut on 12 August 1995, scoring twice at [[FC St. Pauli]], albeit in a 4–2 loss, adding another two in the next two games, as the ''Lions'' eventually [[1995–96 Bundesliga|finished in eighth position]]; in [[1996–97 Bundesliga|the following season]], he experienced his best year abroad, netting nine times in 31 matches, helping TSV [[1997–98 UEFA Cup|qualify]] for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]].

In the following years, although used more sparingly, Borimirov continued to be an important member for Munich 1860, eventually appearing in nearly 300 official matches in his {{frac|8|1|2}}-year spell. 214 of them were in the Bundesliga.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/borimirovdata.html | title = Daniel BORIMIROV Borisov - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 2 April 2020 | access-date = 3 April 2020 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.com]]}}</ref> In early January 2004, one week shy of his 34th birthday, he returned to Levski, being the driving force behind the success of the club in the [[2005–06 UEFA Cup]], helping the [[Sofia|capital]] outfit to the quarterfinals, namely scoring against [[Udinese Calcio]] and [[FC Schalke 04]] (the latter in the stage where the club was ousted, 2–4 on aggregate<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4862868.stm | title = Uefa Cup round-up | publisher = [[BBC Sport]] | date = 30 March 2006 | access-date = 15 January 2010}}</ref>).

In an interview on 16 August 2006, Borimirov stated he was attending coaching classes, intending to work in football after retiring as a player.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sportni.bg/?tid=40&oid=923523 | title = Даниел Боримиров: Оптимист съм за мача с Киево | publisher  = Sportni | date =  16 August 2006 | language = bg  | access-date = 15 January 2010}}</ref> On 1 July of the following year, he played for a [[FIFA]] All-Star team against [[China national football team|China]] in an exhibition game as part of Hong Kong's ten-year independence anniversary celebrations. The miscellaneous side was coached by [[Gérard Houllier]], and featured players like [[Hidetoshi Nakata]], [[Stéphane Chapuisat]], [[Christian Karembeu]], [[George Weah]] and [[Brian McBride]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/worldwideprograms/news/newsid=541005.html?cid=rssfeed&att= |title=FIFA help Hong Kong celebrations |publisher=[[FIFA]].com |date=29 June 2007 |access-date=15 January 2010 }}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Borimirov still played an important part in the [[2006–07 A PFG|2006–07 season]], playing in 20 matches (four goals) as Levski won the league – and the cup. He ended his career at the age of 38, playing his last game on 17 May 2008 against city neighbours [[PFC Slavia Sofia]], with his team winning the match.

After retiring, Borimirov served as [[director of football]] at Levski Sofia, replacing former club and national teammate [[Nasko Sirakov]], and himself being replaced at the end of [[2008–09 A PFG|2008–09]] by [[Georgi Ivanov (footballer born 1976)|Georgi Ivanov]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_416089805| title = Даниел Боримиров навършва 39 години днес | publisher = topsport.bg | date = 15 January 2009| access-date = 16 February 2013}}</ref>

===Controversy===
In 2006, still as a player, Borimirov gained notoriety in Bulgarian football circles for his violent outbursts after controversial referee decisions. One particular accident in which he was involved in resulted in him spitting in the face of the [[Referee (association football)|referee]]. Borimirov was fined 10,000 [[Bulgarian lev]] by the [[Bulgarian Football Union]], later apologizing for his behaviour.

Two years later, now in directorial capacities, he caused more controversy, following a match against [[PFC CSKA Sofia]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2009-04-07&article=27159 | title = FC Levski complain of referees | publisher = Standart News | date = 7 April 2009 | access-date = 15 January 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121006084450/http://paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2009-04-07&article=27159 | archive-date = 6 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>