Asen Peshev

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Asen Peshev
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-03-05)5 March 1908
Date of death 28 June 1967(1967-06-28) (aged 59)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1924 Vladislav Sofia
1924–1937 Levski Sofia 88 (83)
1937–1939 Moravská Slavia Brno 4 (0)
1939–1940 Levski Sofia 11 (3)
1940–1941 Vladislav Sofia
Total 103 (86)
National team
1927–1936 Bulgaria 41 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Asen Peshev (Bulgarian: Асен Пешев) (5 March 1908-28 June 1967) was а Bulgarian footballer. He played as a striker or left wing. He started playing in the Sofia club in 1923. In 1924 he moved to Levski Sofia where he stayed thirteen seasons. He also played in and . In Levski he played ninety-nine games scoring a total of eighty-six goals. On the Bulgarian national team he played during 1927-1936 in forty games (eighteen of which he was captain), scoring ten goals. He is declared for footballer number 1 in Bulgaria in 1931 in a survey of the popular players in the magazine Sport. 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.

Statistics[]

International[]

As of match played 24 November 1936[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria
1927 1 0
1929 4 0
1930 6 2
1931 6 2
1932 9 4
1933 3 0
1934 5 1
1935 5 3
1936 2 0
Total 41 21

International goals[]

Bulgaria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Peshev goal.[1]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 1930 Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 9  Romania 4–2 5–3 1929–31 Balkan Cup
2 7 December 1930 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece 11  Greece 1–5 1–6 1929–31 Balkan Cup
3 27 September 1931 Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 15  Turkey 4–1 5–1 1931 Balkan Cup
4 25 October 1931 Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 17  Turkey 2–1 2–1 1929–31 Balkan Cup
5 26 June 1932 , Belgrade, Yugoslavia 23  Romania 1–0 2–0 1932 Balkan Cup
6 2–0
7 2 July 1932 , Belgrade, Yugoslavia 25  Greece 2–0 2–0 1932 Balkan Cup
8 4 November 1932 Taksim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 26  Turkey 2–2 3–2 Friendly
9 25 December 1934 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece 33  Yugoslavia 1–0 3–4 1934–35 Balkan Cup
10 16 June 1935 Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 36  Greece 1–1 5–2 1935 Balkan Cup
11 19 June 1935 Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 37  Romania 3–0 4–0 1935 Balkan Cup
12 19 June 1935 VfB Stadium, Leipzig, Germany 39  Germany 2–2 2–4 Friendly

Honours[]

Club[]

Levski Sofia

International[]

Bulgaria

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National football team player Asen Peshev". eu-football.info. EU-Football. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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