Lev Yashin

22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990

Lev Yashin was a Soviet goalkeeper who spent his entire club career with Dynamo Moscow and made 78 appearances for the Soviet Union. He won the Olympic football tournament in 1956 and the inaugural European Nations' Cup in 1960, and in 1963 became the only goalkeeper to receive the Ballon d'Or.

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Born in Moscow
22 October 1929

Born into a working-class family in the Soviet capital.

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Began factory work during the Second World War
c. 1943

Evacuated with his family to Ulyanovsk, he started work in a munitions factory as a teenager.

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Joined Dynamo Moscow
1949

Signed for the club with which he would spend his entire senior career.

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Became Dynamo Moscow's first-choice goalkeeper
1953

Took over in goal from Alexei Khomich and held the position for close to two decades.

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Won Olympic gold with the Soviet Union in Melbourne
8 December 1956

Kept goal as the Soviet team won the Olympic football tournament.

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Won the inaugural European Nations' Cup
10 July 1960

Played in the final in Paris as the Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 after extra time.

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Awarded the Ballon d'Or
1963

Became the first and, to date, only goalkeeper to win the award.

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Farewell match at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow
27 May 1971

A Dynamo Moscow side played an international selection before a capacity crowd to mark his retirement.

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Had a leg amputated after illness
c. 1984

Suffered from thrombophlebitis, which led to the amputation of his right leg.

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Died in Moscow
20 March 1990

Died of stomach cancer at the age of 60, shortly after being named a Hero of Socialist Labour.

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