Aleksandar Vasilev ( bg, Александър Василев; 19 May 1936 – 23 July 1967) was a

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footballer who played as a

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. He was a captain of

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in the period 1957–1967. Vasilev scored 100 goals for the club. For the

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Choko featured in 7 games and scored 2 goals. He won the

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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 statistics

References

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