Ronnie Hellström
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Ronnie Carl Hellström |
| Date of birth |
21 February 1949 (1949-02-21) (age 62) |
| Place of birth |
Malmö, Sweden |
| Height |
1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Goalkeeper |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1966–1974 |
Hammarby IF |
|
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| 1974–1984 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern |
266 |
(0) |
| 1988 |
GIF Sundsvall |
|
|
| National team |
| 1968–1980 |
Sweden[1] |
77 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Ronnie Carl Hellström (born 21 February 1949 in Malmö) is a former Swedish football goalkeeper.
He played most of his career in Germany; being considered one of the world's top goalkeepers in the 70's, he won the Golden ball (Guldbollen) twice, in 1971 and 1978. His son, Erland, is also a footballer and a goalkeeper.
[edit] Club career
Hellström started his career in Hammarby IF, and in 1974 became a professional with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he played 266 Bundesliga matches before retiring, in 1984. From 1978–82, although always coming up empty in the end, he helped the club to consecutive top three (or four) finishes.
In 1988, Hellström played one match in the Allsvenskan, for GIF Sundsvall. He was 39 years, 7 months and 18 days at the time. He later went on to work as a goalkeeping coach for Hammarby and Malmö FF.
[edit] International career
Hellström helped Sweden to a fifth place in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and also played at the 1970 and the 1978 editions. In total, he received 77 caps.
While in Argentina during the 1978 World Cup, Hellström was the only member of the expedition (all teams comprised) that took part in the demonstrations of the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo in front of Casa Rosada.[2]
Ronnie Hellström is unsuccessful in trying to stop
Grzegorz Lato's header in the game against Poland in the 1974 World Cup.
Kent Karlsson is visible on the left.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Individual
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Hellström, Ronnie |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Footballer |
| Date of birth |
21 February 1949 |
| Place of birth |
Malmö, Sweden |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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