- But alongside the legendary forward was another man who earned revered status as part of the same generation – the late, great Lev Yashin.
- There is not a football player or a football fan who does not know this name. Lev Yashin was born in Moscow, in 1929. His parents worked long hours.
- Lev Yashin, the only goalkeeper ever awarded the prize, is an icon of the Soviet Union, the empire that fell in 1991, a year after his death at the age of 60.
- Very often, he was approached for the most varied assistance — both familiar people associated with sports and those whom Yashin had never seen before.
- Yashin ended his career as a goalkeeper on May 27, 1971, having played his last match at a stadium in Moscow. ... Lev Yashin 4 months before his death.Bulunamadı: never
- Lev Ivanovich Yashin (October 22, 1929 – March 20, 1990) was a Russian goalkeeper regarded by many as the best goalkeeper in the history of football.
- Yashin was picked in World Soccer’s greatest team of all time, FIFA’s all-time World Cup team and in 1999 he was voted as Russian athlete of the 20th century.Bulunamadı: left
