Full name Ronnie Carl Hellstrom Weight 84 kg Name Ronnie Hellstrom | Playing position Children Erland Hellstrom Years Team Height 1.92 m | |
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Date of birth 21 February 1949 (age 72 years), Malmö Municipality, Sweden Similar Björn Nordqvist, Ralf Edström, Roland Sandberg | ||
Ronnie hellstrom tribute to a legendary goalkeeper
Ronnie Carl Hellström (born 21 February 1949 in Malmö) is a former Swedish football goalkeeper.
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- Ronnie hellstrom tribute to a legendary goalkeeper
- Cafe bars moter ronnie hellstrom
- Club career
- International career
- Team
- Individual
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He played most of his career in Sweden and Germany; being considered one of the world's top goalkeepers in the 1970s, he won the Golden ball (Guldbollen) twice, in 1971 and 1978. His son, Erland, is also a footballer and a goalkeeper.
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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.
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 took part in the demonstrations of the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo in front of Casa Rosada together with teammates Roy Andersson and Roland Andersson.
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