Aleksandar Vasilev (footballer, born 1936)

Aleksandar Vasilev

Personal information
Date of birth	19 May 1936
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Date of death	23 July 1967(1967-07-23) (aged 31)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1960	Slavia Sofia
1960–1961	Septemvri Sofia
1961–1967	Slavia Sofia
International career
1959–1966	Bulgaria	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandar Vasilev (Bulgarian: Александър Василев; 19 May 1936 – 23 July 1967) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward. He was a captain of Slavia Sofia in the period 1957–1967. Vasilev scored 100 goals for the club. For the Bulgaria national football team Choko featured in 7 games and scored 2 goals. He won the Bulgarian Cup three times (all with Slavia). He died at the age of 31 years in 1967.

Honours

Individual

• Bulgarian League Top Scorer: 1 time
  • 1958/59 (with 13 goals for Slavia Sofia)^[1]

References

1. Slavia statistics (in Bulgarian)