| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asen Dimitrov Karaslavov | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Asenovgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1994 | Asenovets | ||
| 1994–1998 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2001 | Botev Plovdiv | 27 | (2) |
| 2001–2007 | Slavia Sofia | 126 | (5) |
| 2007– | Greuther Fürth | 85 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2008 | Bulgaria | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:18, 31 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
|||
Asen Karaslavov (born 8 June 1980 in Asenovgrad) is a Bulgarian football player who plays as a defender for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[1]
Contents |
Karaslavov began his career with Asenovets, before he was scouted by Botev Plovdiv in 1994. He joined the first team of Botev after the 1999–00 winter break in January 2000. Karaslavov made his professional debut on 5 April 2000 in the Bulgarian Cup match against Neftochimic Burgas, coming on as a substitute for Kostadin Vidolov. He made his A PFG debut on 20 May, the same season, in a 0–1 home loss against Chernomorets Burgas. Karaslavov would play five more matches that season.
The 2000–01 season saw Karaslavov breaking into the starting lineup on a regular basis under managers Marin Bakalov, Dimitar Mladenov and Dinko Dermendzhiev. The young defender scored his first A PFG goal for Botev on 5 August 2000 in a 3–1 home victory over Hebar Pazardzhik. In this season, he earned 22 appearances, scored two goals.
In 2001 Karaslavov signed a three-season deal with Slavia Sofia. He made his team debut on 3 August 2001 in a 0–1 away victory over Cherno More Varna.
He took over the captaincy of Slavia when Dimitar Rangelov was transferred in 2006, a responsibility he held until leaving the club in 2007.
In 2007 Karaslavov transferred to SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[2]
|
|||||