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  Lev Yashin - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Yashin was born in Moscow in a family of industrial workers.
Lev Yashin's FIFA testimonial match was held at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow with 100,000 fans attending, and a host galaxy of stars and superstars, including Pelé, Eusebio and Franz Beckenbauer.
Lev Yashin died in 1990 of complications caused by an earlier amputation of one of his legs following a knee injury.
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 Lev Yashin
Lev Ivanovich Yashin (October 22, 1929 - March 20, 1990) was a Soviet soccer goalkeeper, considered to be one of the best ever in the sport.
Yashin played his entire career for Dinamo Moscow[?], from 1948 to 1970, winning the championship of the USSR five times and the Soviet Cup three times.
He died in 1990 of complications caused by an earlier amputation of one of his legs.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/le/Lev_Yashin.html   (109 words)

  
 Lev Yashin
Lev Yashin (also spelled "Yachine") is the most famous goalkeeper of all times all around the world, the true legend of football.
Yashin was listed among 33 best players of the season 17 times, of which 14 times he was the Number One choice.
Lev Yashin died on March 20, 1990 after the surgery complications.
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 Lev Yashin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lev Ivanovich Yashin (October 22, 1929 - March 20, 1990) was a Soviet soccer goalkeeper, arguably the best ever goalie in the sport.
Yashin played his entire career for Dinamo Moscow sports club, from 1949 to 1971, winning the football (soccer) championship of the USSR five times and the Soviet Cup three times.
Lev Yashin's FIFA testimonial match was held at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow with 100,000 fans attending, and a host galaxy of stars and superstars, including Pele, Eusebio and Franz Beckenbauer.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/l/le/lev_yashin.html   (686 words)

  
 Russian National Football (Soccer) Team - RussiaTeam.ru : Russian Legends. Lev Yashin.
Lev Yashin, famous for always wearing all-fl when playing, is arguably the greatest goalkeeper the world has ever seen.
Yashin was the first choice goalkeeper for the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1967.
Yashin always was managing the defensive game of his team, so fierce that even his wife accused him of yelling too much at the pitch; however he hardly ever captained teams - to appoint a goalkeeper as a captain is a relatively new custom.
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 LEV YASHIN- International Football Hall of Fame
Lev Yashin is known as the "Black Panther" because of the coloring of his goalkeeping kit and his amazing reflexes and agility.
Lev Yashin won the Supreme League six times and the Soviet Cup twice.
Yashin was awarded his country's highest honor, the Order of Lenin, in 1968.
www.ifhof.com /hof/levyashin.asp   (68 words)

  
 Gulfnews: The Lev Yashin enigma - spider, panther or octopus?
Russia's Lev Yashin, the most nicknamed goalkeeper in football history, is also regarded as the finest ever to have played the game.
An immense presence physically, Yashin's long arms, superb reflexes and agility made him a formidable last line of defence and he was one of the first 'keepers to truly boss the penalty area.
A veteran of three World Cups, Yashin is also the only goalkeeper to have won the prestigious European Player of the Year award, and receiving that accolade in 1963 was one of the proudest moments of his career.
archive.gulfnews.com /indepth/worldcup2006/more_stories/10040001.html   (420 words)

  
 ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. Euro 2004, champion's ...
Lev Yashin, the rangy, gangling man in fl with the tentacular arms who unwrapped himself across the entrance to the Soviet goal for more than a decade is widely recognised as the best keeper there has ever been.
With his lucky Kabala hat and lean frame he was instantly recognisable both on and on the pitch and was able to play the ball as well with his feet as with his hands, a skill he perhaps acquired during his early career as an ice-hockey goaltender with his future employers in football, Dynamo Mosow.
Goalkeeper Lev Yashin from the Soviet Union protects himself after recovering the ball in front of German forward Uwe Seeler 25 July 1966 in Liverpool during the World Cup semifinal match between Germany and the Soviet Union.
www.wldcup.com /euro/2004/players_past/482_lev_yashin.html   (741 words)

  
 uefa.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Yashin's debut in Dinamo in 1950 was disappointing, as he conceded a soft goal in a friendly match straight from a clearance by the opposing keeper.
Yashin was 41 when he retired, having lit up stadiums all over the world.
In 1966 in the FIFA World Cup in England, Russia reached the semi-finals and Yashin was hailed as the goalkeeper of the tournament.
www.uefa.com /uefa/history/associationweeks/association=57451/newsId=235065.html   (611 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - World Cup Hall of Fame: Lev Yashin - Wednesday May ...
Yashin pulled off one of the saves of his career to stop Ferenc Sipo’s freekick in 1966.
Yashin was impressive, and the Soviets came through their opening round group ahead of England and Austria only to lose 2-0 to the host in the quarterfinals.
The experience dented Yashin’s confidence and in the quarterfinals he was at fault twice as host Chile won 2-1.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/yashin   (312 words)

  
 SoccerBlog.com: Lev Yashin, the Black Panther: USSR's soccer talisman
But it is left to Lev Yashin, the goalkeeper known as the Black Panther to define soccer in the Soviet era.
When asked for his secret, he would say the trick was "to have a smoke to calm your nerves, then toss back a strong drink to tone your muscles." He played for Dynamo Moscow and in four World Cups for the USSR (1958, 1962, 1966, and 1970).
Lev Yashin's FIFA testimonial match in 1971 was held at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow with 100,000 fans attending, and a host of stars and superstars, including Pelé, Eusebio and Franz Beckenbauer.
www.soccerblog.com /2006/05/lev_yashin_the_black_panther_u.htm   (456 words)

  
 Russian Football Stars
Lev Yashin - Moscow Dinamo (1949 - 1970) and USSR National team (1954 - 1967) goalkeeper.
Lev Yashin holds the Dinamo record of the games played in USSR championship - 326.
Yashin was listed among 33 best players of the year 17 times, 14 times he was the first choice.
www.hep.lu.se /staff/smirnova/stars.html   (805 words)

  
 Lev Yashin - Soccervision
Yashin is a name going around in football, if you watch football you should have at least heard of his name.
Lev Yashin was named 'Black Spider' 'Black Panter' and the best goalkeeper in the century, i heard to, about the save he made, it was extremely great and extremely impossible but he did.
Lev, I don't really like Kahn, IMO I think Kopke was a better keeper than Kahn, it was only after the retirement of Kopke which Kahn rosed to prominence in the German NT Darran
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 Ases del Mundo: Lev Yashin : La - Los mejores jugadores de los mundiales de futbol
A los 13 años Yashin acompañaba a sus padres al trabajo, donde trabajaba como aprendiz.
Yashin jugó en varios equipos aficionados hasta que fue descubierto por un entrenador que le invitó a hacer una prueba para el Dínamo de Moscú.
A Yashin se le conocía mundialmente como la "araña negra", (en respuesta a su costumbre de vestir con uniformes totalmente negros) y se le consideraba ya entonces como el mejor portero del mundo.
www.univision.com /content/content.jhtml?cid=65955   (525 words)

  
 Lev Yashin
Known as the "Black Panther" because of the distinctive colour of his goalkeeping kit and his amazing reflexes and agility, Yashin was nearly lost to the world of football: in 1953, unable to force his way into Moscow Dynamo, he was on the verge of opting for a career in ice hockey.
But the man described on his death in 1990 as "the most famous Soviet sportsman ever" got his chance when an injury sidelined first-choice Tiger Khomich - and Yashin never looked back.
He won the Supreme League six times and the Soviet Cup twice, and picked up a then-record 78 caps for his country.
www.fifaworldcup.co.uk /players/yashin.htm   (139 words)

  
 Lev Yashin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When asked for his secret, he would say the trick was "to have a smoke to calm your nerves, then toss back a strong drink to tone your muscles."
Lev Yashin (on the left) and Igor Netto on the right
One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played in Manchester Trautmann."
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lev_Yashin   (921 words)

  
 Lev Yashin
Between 1951-1953 he was playing ice hockey as a goalkeeper for Dinamo Moscow,
Since 1994 the best goalkeeper in each World Cup has been awarded the 'Lev Yashin'
Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon D'or
www.soccer-europe.com /Biographies/Yashin.html   (128 words)

  
 Lev Yashin Quotes & Quotations, Biographies And Pictures.
Lev Yashin Quotes & Quotations, Biographies And Pictures.
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 worldxi.com
Known as "the Black Spider" or "the Black Panther", Lev Yashin's power to pounce and eye-popping range allow him to be considered by many as "the goalkeeper of the century." He began his career with the Moscow Dynamo and made his debut for the Soviet Union in 1954.
He won Olympic Gold in 1956, and the first European Nations Cup in 1960.
In a famous WorldXI match, a diving, full-length save against the British XI is still legend.
www.worldxi.com /lyashin.html   (116 words)

  
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 Lev - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Yashin, Lev (1929-1991), Soviet footballer widely regarded as one of the finest goalkeepers of all time.
Known as the Black Octopus or the Black...
Kamenev, Lev Borisovich (1883-1936), Russian revolutionary and politician of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
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 World Cup Access - World Cup Germany 2006 - News, Stats, Games, Scores and more from the FIFA World Cup 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Nobody could take this award from him, or if it to anyone else as Gianluigi Buffon has landed himself the Lev Yashin award for best goalkeeper at the World Cup.
Buffon was excellent in the final against France, and in the semi’s against Germany, always the acrobatic performer, always with his eye on the ball and a worthy winner of this tournament’s trophy.
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 Lev Yashin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The late and great Lev Yashin is the best goalkeeper of all time, rivalled only by Gordon Banks.
He nearly gave up football in favour of ice-hockey in 1953 after playing second-fiddle to Alexei 'Tiger' Khomich at Dynamo Moscow but eventually he
He possessed agility, shot-stopping and anticipation absolutely unparalleled by any other goalkeeper and it is even claimed that he saved over 150 penalties during his career.
www.plcane.clara.net /football/lev.htm   (124 words)

  
 The Tale Of The Black Spider..A Video Tribute To Lev Yashin - Keeper Skool Blog - Goalkeeper soccer coaching exercise ...
But to receive the highest goalkeeping accolades in the World Cup, a goalkeeper must be handed the Lev Yashin Award from FIFA, testament to the legend of Yashin and his amazing abilities.
When asked to give insight into his awesome penalty-blocking prowess he suggested "to have a smoke to calm your nerves, then toss back a strong drink to tone your muscles"...not the best way to enhance performance, but he must have done something right!
Following is a video of Lev Yashin and his remarkable goalkeeping ability:
www.keeper-skool.com /keeper-skool-blog/2006/9/26/the-tale-of-the-black-spidera-video-tribute-to-lev-yashin.html   (293 words)

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