Background
Michmana was born on 20 February 1932 in the village of Toros in Lukovit Municipality, Lovech Province.
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Nikolay Kolev
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He graduated from Sofia University with a specialty in Geography.
Career
He will be remembered as a symbol of Bulgarian national sports journalism, being a pioneer in the profession. Nikolay Kolev started working with the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) in 1965 and from 1974 he was an editor-in-chief in the sports department. The Union of European Football Associations Club competitions, such as the old format of the Champions League and Cup Winners" Cup, were also broadcast in Kolev"s well-known mellow, slightly nasal voice.
Due to his popularity as a commentator he was usually associated with the Bulgarian football championship especially when it comes to the traditional derby between Levski Football Club and CSKA. During his years in BNT, Kolev built up his own distinguishable style of commenting.
His colourful expressions were embraced throughout the country of Bulgaria and people frequently adopted quotes from some of his commentaries in daily speech. Memorable quotes of his are:
"..the colleague Pele next to medical ." (when the famous Brazilian football player commented for some television in the booth next to the Kolev"s)
After leaving Bulgarian National Television, in the mid 1990s, Michmana worked for a while with Diema vision.
In honor of Kolev, Diema established an annual award for journalism, named after him. Nikolay Kolev died in 2004 at the age of 72.
Achievements
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Specializing in Football (soccer) commentary, Michmana was an accredited commentator on eight of the Fédération internationale de football association World Cup competitions, seven of the Union of European Football Associations European Football Championships and nine of the Olympic Games. And "..God is Bulgarian.." (when Kostadinov scored a crucial goal in the last minute of the match between France and Bulgaria that qualified the Bulgarian team for the 1994 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup). The first prize winner is Kalin Katev, another popular Bulgarian sports journalist who worked for the Bulgarian National Radio.
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Bulgaria