3. The profession and its rewards
During the war Lev Yashin he was working
in a factory and at the age of 16 he received
the first award of the Motherland - the
medal «For valiant labor in the Great
Patriotic war of 1941-1945».
Lev continued to work at the factory, all
his spare time was devoted to the favorite
game, acting as a goalkeeper.
4. To serve as happened in Moscow, and
here he was noticed by a coach of football
club "Dynamo" (Moscow). All his life Lev
Yashin was playing only for this football
club.
5. Together with his club Lev Yashin
became the champion of the USSR five
times (1954, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1963)
and three times won the USSR Cup in
football.
6. In total, Yashin spent 78 matches for the
national team. Together with the national
team of the USSR in 1956 Yashin won the
Olympic games in Melbourne.
He is the best goalkeeper of the 20th
century versions. Also, he was included in the
list of the best players of the 20th century.
What famous
7. He is an example to follow
Lev Yashin is a national hero, because he
never gave up and always played to the end.