Lev Yashin

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Lev Yashin
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Yashin in 1965
Personal information
Full name Lev Ivanovich Yashin
Date of birth (1929-10-22)22 October 1929
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Date of death 20 March 1990(1990-03-20) (aged 60)
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950-1970 Dynamo Moscow
National team
1954-1967 Soviet Union
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1]

Club career statistics[change | change source]

[2]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
Soviet UnionLeague
1950 Dynamo Moscow Top League 2 0
1951 0 0
1952 0 0
1953 13 0
1954 24 0
1955 22 0
1956 19 0
1957 12 0
1958 6 0
1959 19 0
1960 18 0
1961 19 0
1962 17 0
1963 27 0
1964 28 0
1965 20 0
1966 8 0
1967 20 0
1968 17 0
1969 22 0
1970 13 0
Country Soviet Union 326 0
Total 326 0

International career statistics[change | change source]

[3]

Soviet Union national team
YearAppsGoals
Total 74 0

References[change | change source]

  1. "Lev Ivanovich Yashin | Soviet athlete | Britannica".
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lev Yashin". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. "Soviet Union/CIS - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com.