The Black Spider - best goalkeeper ever ?
Por Ognjen Cicic
lev yashin tribute,Dynamo Moscow,Russia,Lev Yashin

My father told me that this guy Lev Yashin was fantastic goalkeeper. I have investigated a bit and created him in footbo as a new professional player with all his bio included.
 
Found out real amazing stuff. It was a diferent time, but this guy was realy something...
 
What do you think ? It appears no goalkeeper after him did'nt have such a charisma, though many of them have had bigger carriers like Dino Zoff, Peter Shilton etc, but this guy was like a action hero amongst goalkeepers :) Sort of Spidey .... hehe

Many called him also The Black Panther (because of the black shirt he weared).

I'll quote BBC article from 2002:

The path of the 'Panther'

Renowned for his athleticism and bravery during a lengthy career, Lev Yashin has battled with Gordon Banks for the No.1 jersey in most pundits' all-time world XIs.

In fact Banks once admitted he would have included Yashin in his pick of the world's best team.

"Everything that Lev Yashin did was of the highest order," Banks said.

" The joy of seeing Yuri Gargarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save "
Lev Yashin

"He made great saves, knew his angles, and could take crosses. He was also a real gentleman.

"In the 1966 World Cup he made a save for the USSR at the feet of a guy who nearly took his head off.

"The first thing he did when he got up was make sure the fella who'd just clattered him was all right."

Born in October 1929, he died on 20 March 1990, after complications during an operation.

Four years earlier, the great Russian had had his leg amputated after worsening problems with his knee.

Yashin played for Dymano Moscow, his only club, for 22 consecutive seasons.

With them he won five league championships and three domestic cups.

He remains the only goalkeeper ever to be named European Player of the Year, after winning the award in 1963.

Yashin, though, is probably best known as the player who reshaped goalkeeping for the modern era.

He was the first player to make the penalty area his own, combining his athleticism and courage to halt even the best strikers.

And, while his technique has been copied and possibly bettered, no one can match his 270 clean sheets or a reported 150 penalty saves.

But Yashin, who had started working in a tools factory in Moscow at the age of 13, very nearly turned his back on the game.

Restless at being forced to warm the Dynamo Moscow bench behind Alexei Khomich, he considered a switch to ice hockey.

He stayed put, earning the nicknames "Black Panther" and "Black Spider" in reference to the all-black outfit he insisted on wearing while playing.

Yashin's ice-cool exterior remained intact throughout his career thanks in part to his unorthodox ritual of a strong drink and cigarette before big matches.

Lev Yashin profile

  • Born: 22/10/29
  • Died: 20/4/90
  • Caps: 78
  • World Cups: Three (1958, 1962, 1966)
  • The primacy of football in his world was reflected when asked to comment on the achievements of the first man in space.

    "The joy of seeing Yuri Gargarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save," Yashin said.

    Like Gargarin, Yashin relished shining in the face of adversity.

    Following a 4-4 draw with Chile in the 1962 World Cup, in which an off-form Yashin conceded a series of unnecessary goals, French newspaper l'Equipe predicted the end of his glittering career.

    But he bounced back to win the player of the year award, play for Russia in the 1966 World Cup and be named his country's athlete of the century nine years after his death.


    22  Comentários
    Por  Ogisha
    11.11.2008 23:18
    http://www.footbo.com/Players/Lev_Yashin_2 Appears that there was one as amateur player ... now when i tried to put him in my all star team found out there was also one created earlier :( Anyway the blog is about this guy ;) Get on it ...
    Por  Boycey
    12.11.2008 08:31
    i actually dont know anything about him but have heard he is one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time...and with a nickname like the black spider, definitely would make a striker think twice about challenging in the air for the ball!
    Por  Davidmo
    12.11.2008 18:23
    Seeing his characteristics you gave gim at his profile it seems he was a big keeper..
    Por  Ogisha
    12.11.2008 22:19
    Well, just copied it from Wikipedia butt here is a big story about him here in Serbia too, since Yugoslavia played a lott against his Soviet union at that time, at olympics, at euro championships... And there is no doubt in anyone mind here, when you ask who is the best goalie ever, everybody will tell you Lev Yashin for the world and Vladimir Beara for Yugoslavia ...
    Por  NellyRice
    12.11.2008 22:43
    wow, seem he must have been a big one! do you more such surpises?
    Por  Ogisha
    12.11.2008 23:01
    I think I do, wait for my next post :)
    Por  arsenalex
    12.11.2008 23:02
    never heard of him before, and the link does not work for me :(, but the name sound ridicolous ;)
    Por  Ogisha
    12.11.2008 23:06
    Worked yesterday ... :( Will see what happened
    Por  Ogisha
    12.11.2008 23:07
    Somebody erased him ... hm, but there is another one on http://www.footbo.com/Players/Lev_Yashin Will update his info and bio in couple minutes ...
    Por  Ogisha
    12.11.2008 23:17
    Done, go check now ... anyway, Alexander , this guys name actualy means Lion .. (Lev - Lav), and yashin, it's ridicilious as any russian surname might sound to somebody who's not russian :)
    Por  dank
    12.11.2008 23:18
    yeah, the system doesnt react well to double profiles! nice work Ognjen, but do you think he is the best goalkeeper ever? and if you had to pick one, what would be the best save? would be interesting what people thought...
    Por  Ogisha
    12.11.2008 23:33
    Hard to tell about a guy I never saw playing ... He is definitely the biggest legend amongst goalie. Is he the best ? I guess it is a matter of opinion, but opponent players feared him like they feared no other goalkeeper before or after him.
    Por  Ogisha
    12.11.2008 23:40
    He remains the only goalkeeper ever to be named European Player of the Year, in 1963
    Por  futbes
    12.11.2008 23:47
    since I also cant see his page, can you post some more information...must have been a great one!
    Por  Ogisha
    12.11.2008 23:49
    http://www.footbo.com/Players/Lev_Yashin this page works for me now ... try it.
    Por  Ogisha
    13.11.2008 00:36
    Quote: Ice cold Despite going on to be voted the World’s Best Goalkeeper a record six times (a record which still stands to this day) Yashin failed to be selected for the Dynamo Moscow football team on three separate occasions. As a result, he actually kept goal for the city’s Ice Hockey team, HC Dynamo Moscow, where, in 1953, he won the USSR ice hockey cup!
    Por  Ogisha
    13.11.2008 00:38
    Quote: Fifa obviously hold Yashin in high regard, as they created the Lev Yashin Award, which goes to the best goalkeeper of a World cup tournament (recent winners include Oliver Kahn and Gianluigi Buffon).
    Por  Ogisha
    13.11.2008 00:39
    Lev Yashin also won the European Footballer of the Year Award in 1963, and remains, to this day, the only goalkeeper ever to have done so. Lev Yashin is reputed to have saved over 150 penalties during his career. His technique? Simple: “to have a smoke to calm your nerves, then toss back a strong drink to tone your muscles.”
    Por  dank
    13.11.2008 15:30
    Great video you put up there... amazing save! and i love this "technique"... i wonder what managers these days would say to a player having a smoke and a "strong drink" to prepare before a match... haha
    Por  Ogisha
    13.11.2008 19:00
    Yes, the main thing is that he was ahead of his time ... redefining goalkeeping ..
    18.11.2008 02:02
    fue uno de los mejores porteros desde mi punto de vista xDDDD
    04.02.2010 17:19
    "when he looks at the ball, the ball changes its direction" just an old tale from his time... he was marvellous...
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