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Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: Лев Иванович Яшин; 22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990), nicknamed the "Black Spider" or the "Black Panther",[2][3] was a Soviet professional footballer regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport.[4] He was known for his athleticism, positioning, stature, bravery, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves. He was also deputy chairman of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union.

Honours

Football

Dynamo Moscow

• Soviet Top League: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963

• Soviet Cup: 1953, 1966–67, 1970; runner-up: 1955

Soviet Union

• UEFA European Football Championship: 1960; runner-up: 1964

• Olympic Games Gold Medal: 1956

• FIFA World Cup Fourth place: 1966[49]

Individual

• European Goalkeeper of the Year: 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966[50]

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1960, 1964

• USSR Goalkeeper of the year: 1960, 1963, 1966

• Ballon d'Or: 1963[23]

• World Soccer World XI: 1963,[51] 1964,[51] 1966,[51] 1967[51]

• FIFA XI: 1963,[52] 1968[52]

• Europe XI: 1964,[53] 1964,[54] 1965[55]

• Order of Lenin

• Silver Olympic Order[23]

• FIFA Order of Merit

• Placar's All-Time Team[56]

• Placar's 100 Stars of the Century: #11[57]

• FIFA World Cup All-Time Team

• Planète Foot's All-Time Team[56]

• France Football's Football Player of the Century: #10[58]

• Planète Foot's 50 Best Players of all Time[59]

• Venerdì's All-Time Team[56]

• Venerdì's 100 Magnificent[60]

• World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: #11[61]

• World Team of the 20th Century

• Voetbol International's Team of the Century[62]

• Voetbol International's World Stars by Raf Willems[63]

• Jornal A Tarde All-Time Team[56]

• Placar's 100 Stars of the World Cup: #23[64]

• O Estado de São Paulo All-Time Team[56]

• Berlin-Britz Goalkeeper of the Decade (1960s)[65][66]

• World Hall of Fame of Soccer[67]

• FIFA Goalkeeper of the 20th Century[23]

• FIFA World Cup Dream Team

• Golden Player of Russia

• World Soccer Greatest XI of all time[68]

• IFFHS Legends[69]

• IFFHS World Goalkeeper of the Century[70]

• IFFHS European Goalkeeper of the Century[71]

• Ballon d'Or Dream Team[72]

• IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team[73]

• IFFHS All-time Europe Men's Dream Team [74]

Ice hockey

Dynamo Moscow

• Soviet Cup champions: 19