Asen Peshev

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

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)
International career
1927–1936 Bulgaria 41 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria
192710
192940
193062
193162
193294
193330
193451
193553
193620
Total4121

International goals
Bulgaria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Peshev goal.
List of international goals scored by Asen Peshev[2][3]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 1930Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria9 Romania4–25–31929–31 Balkan Cup
2 7 December 1930Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece11 Greece1–51–6
3 27 September 1931Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria15 Turkey4–15–11931 Balkan Cup
4 25 October 193117 Turkey2–12–11929–31 Balkan Cup
5 26 June 1932Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia23 Romania1–02–01932 Balkan Cup
6 2 July 193225 Greece2–02–0
7 4 November 1932Taksim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey26 Turkey2–23–2Friendly
8 25 December 1934Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece33 Yugoslavia1–03–41934–35 Balkan Cup
9 16 June 1935Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria36 Greece1–15–21935 Balkan Cup
10 19 June 193537 Romania3–04–0
11 19 June 1935VfB Stadium, Leipzig, Germany39 Germany2–22–4Friendly

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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