Vicente Asensi | |
Fullname: | Vicente Asensi Albentosa |
Birth Date: | 28 January 1919 |
Birth Place: | L'Alcúdia de Crespins, Spain |
Death Place: | Valencia, Spain |
Position: | Left winger / Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Canalense |
Years1: | 1939–1940 |
Clubs1: | Burjassot |
Years2: | 1940–1954 |
Clubs2: | Valencia |
Caps2: | 275 |
Goals2: | 33 |
Years3: | 1954–1955 |
Clubs3: | Mestalla |
Caps3: | 18 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1945–1950 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1958–1959 |
Managerclubs1: | Onda |
Manageryears2: | 1962 |
Managerclubs2: | Castellón |
Vicente Asensi Albentosa (28 January 1919 – 2 September 2000) was a football player who spent all his career at Valencia CF where he played 308 games and scored 33 goals. Together with Epi, Amadeo, Mundo and Gorostiza they made up one of the best attacks in the 1940s. He played as left winger during most of his career but was moved further back as he grew older and ended up playing as a defender. At international level, he also gained six caps with the Spain national football team between 1945 and 1950.