Asen Peshev


Asen Peshev was а Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker or left wing.

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, 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. 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 goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 October 1930Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria94–25–31929–31 Balkan Cup
27 December 1930Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece111–51–61929–31 Balkan Cup
327 September 1931Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria154–15–11931 Balkan Cup
425 October 1931Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria172–12–11929–31 Balkan Cup
526 June 1932Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia231–02–01932 Balkan Cup
62 July 1932Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia252–02–01932 Balkan Cup
74 November 1932Taksim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey262–23–2Friendly
825 December 1934Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece331–03–41934–35 Balkan Cup
916 June 1935Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria361–15–21935 Balkan Cup
1019 June 1935Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria373–04–01935 Balkan Cup
1119 June 1935VfB Stadium, Leipzig, Germany392–22–4Friendly

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

International

Bulgaria

Individual