20/03/2026
Lev Yashin, arguably the best goalkeeper in history, passed away 36 years ago
Lev Ivanovich Yashin
Birth date: October 22, 1929
Place of birth: Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 🇷🇺
Date of death: March 20, 1990 (60)
Position: Goalkeeper
Matches (Clean Sheets): 432 (204)
In National Team:
1954-70 Soviet Union 74 (26)
Clubs:
1950-70 Dynamo Moscow 🇷🇺
Honours:
Soviet Top League: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963
Soviet Cup: 1953, 1966–67, 1970
UEFA European Football Championship: 1960; runner-up: 1964
Olympic Games Gold Medal: 1956
Individual:
European Goalkeeper of the Year: 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1960, 1964
USSR Goalkeeper of the year: 1960, 1963, 1966
Ballon d'Or: 1963
World Soccer World XI: 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967
FIFA XI: 1963, 1968
Europe XI: 1964, 1964, 1965
European football Oscars: 1963-64
World XI selected by italian press. 1960, 1961
Order of Lenin
Silver Olympic Order
FIFA Order of Merit
Placar's All-Time Team
FIFA World Cup All-Time Team
World Hall of Fame of Soccer
FIFA Goalkeeper of the 20th Century
FIFA World Cup Dream Team
Golden Player of Russia
World Soccer Greatest XI of all time
IFFHS Legends
IFFHS World Goalkeeper of the Century
IFFHS European Goalkeeper of the Century
Ballon d'Or Dream Team
IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team
IFFHS All-time Europe Men's Dream Team
Lev Yashin – Best Saves Compilation: https://youtu.be/AIVeEVCWlqY