Lev Yashin.The best goalkeeper of the 20th century.

This presentation is made by

the pupil of the 4th form Moscow school #1256

Oleg Yarovoy

Teacher Elena StanislavovnaUlichkina

Moscow-2013

Lev Ivanovich Yashin, nicknamed as "The Black Spider"

or "The Black Panther", was a Soviet-Russian football

goalkeeper, considered to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history

of the game. 

He was known for his superior athleticism in goal, imposing

stature, amazing reflex saves and inventing the concept of

goalkeeper sweeping. Yashin was voted the best goalkeeper of the

20th century by the IFFHS.

Lev Yashin was devoted to his Dynamo football team. He was a goalie there from 1950 till 1970.

But his universal sportive nature brought him even into the ice hockey

and he managed to win a USSR ice hockey cup in 1953 and was third in the USSR

ice hockey championship as goalkeeper.

He won the USSR football championship five times and the USSR CUP three times. With the national team he won the 1956 Summer Olympics

and the 1960 European Championship. He also played in three World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1966.

Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the European Footballer of the Year,

which he did in 1963.

A Bronze statue of Lev Yashin was erected at the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow.

Lev Yashin is also believed to have stopped around 150 penalty kicks during

his career.

In 1994, FIFA established the Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper at the World Cup finals. FIFA polls named

Yashin as the sole goalkeeper in World Team of the 20th Century. 

Lev Yashin has become a great example of the football mastery to people from different countries of different ages,both to professionals and amateurs.

A lot of boys all over the world are influenced by the outstanding way of Yashin`s playing. So am I. I play football together with my classmates on my PE lessons and with my friends after school. I like to be a goalkeeper and a field player either. I give all myself to this game andI can say for sure that I love football very much.

Thank you for the attention.