- 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.
- In addition to football and hockey, Lev Yashin also played many other sports such as fencing, basketball, boxing, tennis and water polo.
- During this time of absence from the Dynamo squad, Yashin would take up bandy, an 11-a-side version of Ice Hockey played with a Ball.Bulunamadı: very
- His mom worked at the Krasny Bogatyr plant (Shoe factory), his dad worked at the aircraft factory in Tushino. The area which Lev Yashin spent his childhood.
- 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.Bulunamadı: very
- Loyalty and perseverance. Yashin played ice-hockey alongside his footballing pursuits whilst trying to get his first team break again.Bulunamadı: very
- Buenos Aires, 1961. Six feet two, a flat cap, head to toe in black, with a Dynamo Moscow pin — Lev Yashin, also known as “The Black Spider”.
- Lev Yashin (1929 - 1990), the best goalkeeper of the 20th century, portrayed during a play. Viktor Shandrin/TASS. Follow Russia Beyond on Facebook.Bulunamadı: hockey
- Football player Lev Yashin is a famous Soviet athlete, who was one of the few list of the best goalkeepers of the twentieth century.