Lev Yashin

Also known as Lev Ivanovich Yashin

Player for U.S.S.R (1929–1990)

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Instance of: human
Given name: Lev
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Moscow
Place of death: Moscow
Occupation: ice hockey player
Educated at: Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: Russian
Native language: Russian
Participant in: 1966 FIFA World Cup
Sport: ice hockey
Member of team: Soviet Union national association football team
Position played: goalkeeper
Country for sport: Soviet Union
Mass: 82
Image: Lev Yashin 1966.jpg
Height: 189

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Commons category: Lev Yashin
date of birth: 1929-10-22
date of death: 1990-03-20
place of burial: Vagankovo Cemetery
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: stomach cancer
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
nickname: Чёрная пантера
end of work period: 1971-00-00
start of work period: 1949-00-00
medical condition: amputation
name in native language: Лев Иванович Яшин
ethnic group: Russians

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Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: Лев Иванович Яшин; 22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990) was a Soviet professional footballer considered to be one of the greatest players of all time and the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport. He was the first and only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or. He was known for his athleticism, positioning, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves. He was also deputy chairman of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union.

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