Asen Peshev

Asen Peshev
Personal information
Date of birth	5 March 1908
Date of death	28 June 1967 (aged 59)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1923–1924	Vladislav Sofia
1924–1937	Levski Sofia
1937–1939	Moravská Slavia Brno
1939–1940	Levski Sofia
1940–1941	Vladislav Sofia
Total
International career
1927–1936	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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. 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	S.K. Beogradski Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	23	Romania	1–0	2–0	1932 Balkan Cup
6	26 June 1932	S.K. Beogradski Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	23	Romania	2–0	2–0	1932 Balkan Cup
7	2 July 1932	S.K. Beogradski Stadium, 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