Goalkeeping Museum

Full Name: Lev Ivanovich Yashin

Club Appearances: 326 (Dynamo Moscow) - 1949-1971

National Appearances: 78 (USSR)

Height: 6ft 2.5in

Date of Birth: 22/10/1929, Moscow, USSR

Biography

Having been born and raised in Moscow, Lev Yashin spent his entire goalkeeping career at Dynamo Moscow, and enjoyed a tremendous period as national keeper of the USSR team.

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 (more…)

Name: David Andrew Seaman MBE

Club Appearances: 954 (563 for Arsenal)

National Appearances: 75 (England)

Height: 6ft 4in

Date of Birth: 19/09/1963, Rotheram, England

Biography

David Seaman finished his career as the second most capped English goalkeeper (behind Peter Shilton); as one of the most decorated as a club player with Arsenal; and, notably, with an MBE from the Queen, for his services to English sport.

‘Safe Hands’

Seaman grew to become an extremely strong and capable goalkeeper, who was feared and respected by many in the tough climate of the English top division of the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. His natural ball handling skill and assured nature earned him the nickname ’safe hands’ from his Arsenal and England teammates.

This would also later become the title of Seaman’s autobiography. (more…)