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Ronnie Hellström

Swedish association football goalkeeper (1949–2022)

PersonDied aged 72humanQ550930

Born: February 21, 1949
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1.Stated in TransfermarktRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: February 6, 2022
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1.Stated in Svenska Dagbladet“Ronnie Hellström har dött”svd.se/ronnie-hellstrom-har-dott--blev-72-arRetrieved 2022-02-06
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Birthplace: Malmö
Citizenship: Sweden
Occupation: association football player
Height: 192 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish

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Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Hammarby IF and 1. FC Kaiserslautern during a career that spanned between 1966 and 1984. He was considered one of the world's best goalkeepers in the 1970s. In 1988, he played one Allsvenskan game for GIF Sundsvall following an injury crisis. As a full international between 1968 and 1980, he won 77 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970, 1974, and 1978 FIFA World Cups. He was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year in both 1971 and 1978.

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: GIF Sundsvall(1988–1988) number of matches played/races/starts: 1 · number of points/goals/set scored: 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern(1974–1984) number of matches played/races/starts: 266 · number of points/goals/set scored: 0
Sweden men's national football team(1968–1980) number of matches played/races/starts: 77 · number of points/goals/set scored: 0
Hammarby Fotboll(1966–1974) number of matches played/races/starts: 169 · number of points/goals/set scored: 0
Hammarby Fotboll(1962–1966) acquisition transaction: youth association football · competition class: youth sports
Sport: association football
Participant in: 1978 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
Given name: Ronnie
Folke
Family name: Hellström
Position played on team / speciality: goalkeeper
Sport number: 1
Mass: 84 kg
League: Bundesliga
Birth name: Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström
Start of work period: 1966
Name in native language: Ronnie Hellström
Manner of death: natural causes
Cause of death: esophageal cancer
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Scandinavian middle family name: Wallentin
Country for sport: Sweden
Awards: Guldbollen(1978)
Guldbollen(1971)

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