• 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.
  • 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.
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  • In addition to football and hockey, Lev Yashin also played many other sports such as fencing, basketball, boxing, tennis and water polo.
  • Loyalty and perseverance. Yashin played ice-hockey alongside his footballing pursuits whilst trying to get his first team break again.
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  • It will not seem surprising that Yashin also played hockey professionally, if you recall who brought him to Dynamo football.
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  • One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played for Manchester (Bert) Trautmann." "Yashin plays football better than me".
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  • 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.
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  • Football player Lev Yashin is a famous Soviet athlete who was one of the few list of the best goalkeepers of the twentieth century.
  • Lev Yashin (center) plays hockey with famous Soviet footballers Gennadi Gusarov and Viktor Anichkin. Photo from the family archive.