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.