- Lev Yashin, the impregnable Spider
- Today marks the 30th anniversary of Lev Yashin’s passing
- He is widely regarded as the greatest goalkeeper ever
- On the other end of the pitch, Yashin's teammates scored two goals, leading the Soviet Union to a 2-1 victory in extra time and becoming champions.
- 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.
- In the twilight of his career, Lev Yashin’s influence showed no signs of waning. He retired in 1971, leaving a void that remains unfilled to this day.
- Stay tuned to this section of Lev Yashin biography as we will share some information about his professional career with Dynamo Moscow.
- Yashin made sure he looked the part. Always dressed in a dark uniform from head to toe, he was nicknamed “Black Spider” for his flexibility and acrobatic skills.
- Lev Yashin led his last match for Dynamo Moscow on May 27, 1971, at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (present-day Luzhniki Stadium) in Moscow.
- He only played for the then giants of Russian football and his national team, winning 78 caps. ... Yashin retired from the game in 1970 as a national hero.
- Fortunately, the boy’s relationship with stepmother Alexandra Petrovna was warm. And in 1940 Yashin's younger brother Boris appeared.