Lev Yashin
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Russia17 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Soviet professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport, he is the only player in his position to win the Ballon d'Or. He was known for his athleticism, positioning, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves. He also served as deputy chairman of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-08
In the line-ups
17 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1958–1966The archive holds 17 team sheets naming Lev Yashin in Russia's starting line-up, from 1958-06-08 to 1966-07-28.
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours11 | ||||
| UEFA European Football Championship | ×1 | 1960 | Soviet Union | |
| Soviet Top League | ×5 | 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963 | Dynamo Moscow | |
| Soviet Cup | ×4 | 1953, 1966–67, 1970 | Dynamo Moscow | |
| Olympic Gold Medal | ×1 | 1956 | Soviet Union | |
| Individual honours67 | ||||
| Player of the year · 15 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or Winner | ×10 | 1963, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966 | ||
| USSR Goalkeeper of the year | ×3 | 1960, 1963, 1966 | ||
| Ballon d'Or | ||||
| Planète Foots 50 Best Players of all Time | ||||
| Teams of the season · 15 | ||||
| World Soccer World XI | ×4 | 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967 | ||
| FUWO European Team of the Year | ×2 | 1965, 1966 | ||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | ×2 | 1960, 1964 | ||
| Ballon d'Or Dream Team | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Dream Team | ||||
| IFFHS All-time Europe Men's Dream Team | ||||
| IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team | ||||
| World Sports dream team of the past 20 years | 1970 | |||
| World Team of the 20th Century | ||||
| World XI selected by Italian press. 1960, 1961 | ||||
| More honours · 37 | ||||
| Europe XI | ×3 | 1964, 1964, 1965 | ||
| FIFA XI | ×2 | 1963, 1968 | ||
| ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season | 1963 | |||
| European football Oscars | 1963-64 | |||
| FIFA Goalkeeper of the 20th Century | ||||
| FIFA Order of Merit | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Time Team | ||||
| France Football Greatest Goalkeeper of All Time | ||||
| France Footballs Football Player of the Century | ||||
| Golden Player of Russia | ||||
| Hero of Socialist Labour | 1990 | |||
| Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR | 1957 | |||
| IFFHS European Goalkeeper of the Century | ||||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| IFFHS Men Team of the Century (1901–2000) | ||||
| IFFHS World Goalkeeper of the Century | ||||
| International Football Hall of Fame | 1997 | |||
| Jornal A Tarde All-Time Team | ||||
| Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class | ||||
| O Estado de São Paulo All-Time Team | ||||
| Order of Lenin | ||||
| Placars 100 Stars of the Century | ||||
| Placars 100 Stars of the World Cup | ||||
| Placars All-Time Team | ||||
| Planète Foots All-Time Team | ||||
| Silver Olympic Order | ||||
| Soccer Hall of Fame | 2011 | |||
| Venerdìs 100 Magnificent | ||||
| Venerdìs All-Time Team | ||||
| Voetbal Internationals Team of the Century | ||||
| Voetbal Internationals World Stars by Raf Willems | ||||
| World Hall of Fame of Soccer | ||||
| World Soccer Greatest XI of all time | ||||
| World Soccers 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time | ||||
| Orders & distinctions5 | ||||
| Order of the Red Banner of Labour | 1971 | |||
| Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | 1945 | |||
| Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | ||||
| Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class | ||||
| Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class | ||||