Lev Yashin
Lev Yashin This name utilizes Eastern Slavic naming traditions; the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Yashin. Individual data Full name Lev Ivanovich Yashin Date of birth 22 October 1929 Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Date of death 20 March 1990 (matured 60) Place of death Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1] Playing position Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1950– 1970 Dynamo Moscow 326 (0) National group 1954– 1967 Soviet Union 74 (0) Honours[show] * Senior club appearances and objectives meant the residential alliance as it were Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: Лев Ива́нович Я́шин, 22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990), nicknamed the "Dark Spider" or the "Dark Panther", was a Soviet expert footballer, broadly viewed as the best goalkeeper in the historical backdrop of the sport.[4] He was known for his physicality, situating, stature, boldness, forcing near...