Lev Yashin
Association football player from the USSR / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lev Yashin (22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990) was a former Russian football player. He had played for Dynamo Moscow and Soviet Union national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, while some even considering him to be the greatest.[2]
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Full name | Lev Ivanovich Yashin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1929-10-22)22 October 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 March 1990(1990-03-20) (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1948–1950 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1950–1970 | Dynamo Moscow | 326 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | Soviet Union Olympic | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1954–1970 | Soviet Union | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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