# 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.

## 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. 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
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bulgaria |
| Bulgaria | 1927 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 1929 | 4 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 1930 | 6 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 1931 | 6 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 1932 | 9 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 1933 | 3 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 1934 | 5 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1935 | 5 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 1936 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41 | 21 |

### International goals

    Bulgaria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Peshev goal.
List of international goals scored by Asen Peshev :
| 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 | Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 23 | Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1932 Balkan Cup |
| 6 | 2 July 1932 | Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 25 | Greece | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1932 Balkan Cup |
| 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 | Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | 37 | Romania | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1935 Balkan Cup |
| 11 | 19 June 1935 | VfB Stadium, Leipzig, Germany | 39 | Germany | 2–2 | 2–4 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Club

Levski Sofia
* Bulgarian First League: 1933, 1937
* Sofia Championship: 1924–25, 1928–29, 1932–33, 1936–37
* Tsar's Cup: 1933, 1937
* Ulpia Serdika Cup: 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932

### International

Bulgaria
* Balkan Cup: 1931, 1932

### Individual

* Bulgarian First League Top-scorer: 1933 (27 goals)
* Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1931