Lev Yashin

Lev Yashin
Yashin in 1965
Personal information
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)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1948–1950 Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1970 Dynamo Moscow 326 (0)
International career
1956 Soviet Union Olympic 6 (0)
1954–1970 Soviet Union 74 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1956 Melbourne
UEFA European Championship
Winner1960 France
Runner-up1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Soviet Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Dynamo Moscow1950Top League200020
1951——00
1952——00
195313050180
195424010250
195522040260
195619000190
195712000120
1958600060
195919000190
196018020200
196119020210
196217000170
196327020290
196428030310
196520000200
1966800080
196720060260
196817020190
196922020240
197013030160
Career total32603203580

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Soviet Union 195420
195540
1956100
195750
195860
195920
196050
196150
196270
196340
196470
196550
196670
196750
Total740

Other statistics

  • 812 career games played
  • estimated to have made over 150 penalty saves during his career
  • 326 games played for Dynamo Moscow main line-up (football team)
  • 74 caps for the USSR national team (70 goals conceded)
  • 12 caps at the World Cup (4 clean sheets)
  • 2 FIFA 'Best of the World XI' appearances (in 1963 vs England, in 1968 vs Brazil)
  • 270 career clean sheets

Honours

Football

Dynamo Moscow

Soviet Union

Individual

Ice hockey

Dynamo Moscow

References

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  13. 1 2 3 4 "ERIC BATTY’S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Retrieved on 29 November 2015
  14. 1 2 FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info
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  27. ↑ "Old great players lists (esp. 1950s - 1970s) ?". BigSoccer Forum. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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  29. 1 2 "IFFHS' Century Elections". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  30. ↑ Crépin, Timothé (14 December 2020). "Ballon d'Or Dream Team : Découvrez les révélations de ce onze de légende !". France Football (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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