- The poem illustrates how, as well as being a genuinely great goalkeeper, Lev Yashin was practically enmeshed in the Russian national consciousness.
- Lev Yashin is considered the brightest player in the history of Soviet and Russian football. He was an Olympic champion in 1956, and a champion in Europe in 1960.
- I didn't realise that he had played ice hockey in his younger days. There would have been good goal-keepers before him but he took the role to a greater level.
- For some time he coached minor league and youth soccer teams in Finland. Bronze statue of Lev Yashin was erected at Dinamo Central Stadium in Moscow.
- In his first few years at Dynamo, Yashin was unable to break into the first team, so he played as a goalkeeper for the club’s ice hockey team instead, going on...Bulunamadı: very
- It is one of the hardest lessons to learn as a goalkeeper, and one that keeps many people from trying the position. Lev Yashin Main Image.
- He is remembered as a brilliant goalkeeper and a true sportsman. FIFA established Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper of the World Cup finals.
- Loyalty and perseverance. Yashin played ice-hockey alongside his footballing pursuits whilst trying to get his first team break again.Bulunamadı: very