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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

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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

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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

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International

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As of match played 24 November 1936[2]
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

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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 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
3 27 September 1931 Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 15   Turkey 4–1 5–1 1931 Balkan Cup
4 25 October 1931 17   Turkey 2–1 2–1 1929–31 Balkan Cup
5 26 June 1932 Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 23   Romania 1–0 2–0 1932 Balkan Cup
6 2 July 1932 25   Greece 2–0 2–0
7 4 November 1932 Taksim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 26   Turkey 2–2 3–2 Friendly
8 25 December 1934 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece 33   Yugoslavia 1–0 3–4 1934–35 Balkan Cup
9 16 June 1935 Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 36   Greece 1–1 5–2 1935 Balkan Cup
10 19 June 1935 37   Romania 3–0 4–0
11 19 June 1935 VfB Stadium, Leipzig, Germany 39   Germany 2–2 2–4 Friendly

Honours

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Club

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Levski Sofia

International

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Bulgaria

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Balkan Cup 1931 results". EU-football.info. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "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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