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Asen Peshev

Asen Peshev

Bulgarian footballer


Asen Peshev (Bulgarian: Асен Пешев) (5 March 1908-28 June 1967) was а Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker or left wing.

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Club career

He started playing in the Sofia club Vladislav in 1923. In 1924 he moved to Levski Sofia where he stayed thirteen seasons. He also played in Jidenitse and Moravska Slava Burno. In Levski he played ninety-nine games scoring a total of eighty-six goals.

International career

On the Bulgaria national team he played during 1927-1936 in forty games (eighteen of which he was captain), scoring eleven goals. Remarkably, he achieved this without ever scoring a brace. He was declared the number 1 footballer in Bulgaria in 1931 in a survey of the popular players in the magazine Sport. He was an inseparable part of the glorious pair with Asen Panchev. He is characterised by his inborn talent, high culture and gallantry, with his physical power and outstanding left foot. He has been referred to as the King of the Volleys.

He was part of the Bulgaria team that won two back-to-back Balkan Cups in 1931 and in 1932, contributing with 1 and 2 goals respectively.[1] He also scored once in the 1934-35 edition and twice in 1936, to bring his Balkan Cup goal tally total up to 9 goals, which puts him among the all-time top goal scorer in the competition's history. With 9 goals in the Balkan Cup, he falls just one short of teammate Asen Panchev, who has 10.

Statistics

International

As of match played 24 November 1936[2]
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International goals

Bulgaria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Peshev goal.
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Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

International

Bulgaria

Individual


References

  1. "Balkan Cup 1931 results". EU-football.info. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "National football team player Asen Peshev". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Asen Peshev". football.eu. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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