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Also known as Lev Ivanovich Yashin

Player for U.S.S.R (1929–1990)

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Lev Yashin was a Russian soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. His professional career spanned from 1949 to 1971. He was recognized in the Ballon Dor collection. Yashin was born on October 21 or 22, 1929, and died on March 20, 1990.

Physical records indicate he had a height of 189 and a mass of 82. He is associated with the team _Deceased Soccer.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lev
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Moscow
Place of death
Moscow
Languages spoken
Russian
Native language
Russian
Participant in
1966 FIFA World Cup
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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