Vicente Asensi Explained

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.

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