| Lev Yashin Greatest Goalkeeper in Football History |

“Black Spider” or “Black Octopus” Lev Yashin is the greatest goalkeeper in history of the game and regarded as Soviet Union‘s greatest footballer ever. He is the only goalkeeper to win European footballer of the year award. Yashin is known for his superior athleticism, imposing stature, routine amazing reflex saves and inventing the idea of goalkeeper sweeping. During his career, He had stopped around 150 penalty kick which is the best record of all-time. Moreover, Yashin made incredible 270 clean sheets from approximately 420 career games played or almost 65 percent. He is a five times Soviet goalkeeper of the year based on analysis and the 1960s award. He was also voted as 5th in Ballon d’Or in 1956, 1960 and 1961. In 1994, FIFA established the Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper in world cup final tournament. Yashin was finished 8th in UEFA Jubilee Poll as the best European footballer in the last 50 years. For his outstanding service to the people and to his country, Yashin was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1967, the highest award of the USSR. After retiring from playing Yashin spent almost 20 years in various administrative positions at Dynamo Moscow. A Bronze statue of Lev Yashin was built at the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow.
Individual Achievement
1963 European Footballer Of The Year
2000 FIFA World Goalkeeper Of Century
IFFHS World’s Goalkeeper of Century
UEFA Jubilee Award (Golden Player Of Russia)
1967 Order Of Lenin
1956 Olympic Gold Medal Football
8 Times European Goalkeeper Of The Year
2 Times European Championship Best Goalkeeper (1960, 1964)
1994 FIFA World Cup All-Time Team
1998 FIFA World Team of The Century
1999 IFFHS Soviet Union Goalkeeper of The Century
2002 FIFA Dream Team
Soviet Top League Greatest Player Ever
Date Of Birth : 22 October 1929
Nation : Soviet Union
Position : Goalkeeper
Height : 189 cm
Major Club : Dynamo Moscow
Caps : 78 Games (24 Clean Sheets)
World Cup Participation : 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 ( 12 Games )
Club Honours : 5 Times Soviet Championship
3 Times Soviet Cup
International Honours : 1956 Olympic Games Gold Medal
1960 European Nation’s Cup Winner
1964 European Nation’s Cup Runner-Up
Music : Two Steps From Hell - Birth of a Hero
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[@silviastraffi3374]

Rest in peace Black Spider

[@OneSoccers]

Amazing

[@thinhnonyt]

One of my heroes as a keeper. Gold standard

[@francescoguidi6660]

Che mito !!!!!!! Grandissimo !!!!!!!!!!! Peccato ci son poche immagini su un uomo come te .. riposa in pace ,!!!!!

[@user-xe6bz3qe6l]

I am Russian, and I watched a movie about Yashin, he is very cool, I also advise everyone to watch if there is an English version

[@hayleywoods1128]

What a legend black spider and black panther

[@user-bm4tq9ew3x]

ТА невероятнй

[@infinitenation4468]

Great goalkeeper but after Van der sar

[@MultiMrJasmin]

Edwin was better

[@Pau_hh]

Yashin №1

[@ashton3960]

Yashin was better

[@andrealagravinese6498]

XD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ashton3960]

@@andrealagravinese6498 I know right

[@mikefly5291]

He is not Great, but good keeper.
№1 - brazilian Gilmar - 2 times world champion

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So what????