• Known as the “Black Spider” or simply “The Man in Black”, Lev Yashin has a good claim to be considered the greatest goalkeeper the world has ever seen.
  • Lev Ivanovich Yashin is one of the most beloved football figures in the Soviet Union (Russia) and the wider football world.
  • "Lev Yashin birinci sınıftı, gerçek bir süper kaleciydi. Konumsal oyunu mükemmeldi, ancak yaptığı her şey birinci sınıftı.
  • Lev Yashin Biography. He is the best goalkeeper in the history of football according to many fans and critics and the only goalie to ever win the Ballon d’Or.
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  • Lev Yashin former footballer from Russia Goalkeeper* Oct 22, 1929 in Moskau, UdSSR.
  • Lev Yashin was born in Moscow into a family of workers. Yashin had a difficult childhood. His family was rather poor and had to share a tiny flat with other relatives.
  • Lev Ivanovich Yashin was born in 1929 and due to his height was called ‘Eiffel Tower’ by classmates when he first went to school, aged seven.
  • That honour goes to Lev Yashin, the Black Spider. ... Lev Yashin became the first and only goalkeeper in football’s history to win a Ballon D’Or, in 1963.
  • Lev Yashin was first-class, a real super goalkeeper. Everything he did was top-class. He was the model for goalkeeping for the next ten to 15 years.