Vicente Asensi

Vicente Asensi

Personal information
Full name	Vicente Asensi Albentosa
Date of birth	(1919-01-28)28 January 1919
Place of birth	L'Alcúdia de Crespins, Spain
Date of death	2 September 2000(2000-09-02) (aged 81)
Place of death	Valencia, Spain
Position(s)	Left winger / Defender
Youth career
	Canalense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1940	Burjassot
1940–1954	Valencia	275	(33)
1954–1955	Mestalla	18	(0)
International career
1945–1950	Spain	6	(0)
Managerial career
1958–1959	Onda
1962	Castellón
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Asensi and the second or maternal family name is Albentosa.

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.

External links

• Vicente Asensi at BDFutbol
• Valencia CF profile (in Spanish)
• National team data (in Spanish)
• Vicente Asensi – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Vicente Asensi at National-Football-Teams.com