- Loyalty and perseverance. Yashin played ice-hockey alongside his footballing pursuits whilst trying to get his first team break again.Bulunamadı: very
- 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.
- Lev Yashin Image source, Getty Images. The greatest goalkeeper of them all, Lev Yashin revolutionised his position and became a hero of the Soviet Union.
- Lev Yashin was a friendly and outgoing person, which helped him to become a great team player. At the same time, he was very passionate about his play, pushing...
- After the war, the family moved back to Moscow and the young Lev would also begin to work at a factory, but spent his free time playing football and hockey.Bulunamadı: very
- Yashin also played goalie for the Dynamo ice hockey team during those early years of trying to break into the senior squad.
- 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.
- In 1963 he was recognized as the best footballer in Europe, Lev Yashin's biography was supplemented with another award - he was awarded the "Golden Ball".