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 (aged 31)
Place of death	Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1960	Slavia Sofia
1960–1961	Septemvri Sofia
1961–1967	Slavia Sofia
International career
1959–1966	Bulgaria
	*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

^ Slavia statistics (in Bulgarian)

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[1] Slavia statistics (in Bulgarian)

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