Ronnie Hellström

Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström (21 February 1949 – 6 February 2022) was a Swedish professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. He played for Hammarby IF and 1. FC Kaiserslautern during a career that lasted between 1966 and 1984.

Ronnie Hellström
Ronnie Hellström in Jan 2014.jpg
Hellström at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in 2014
Personal information
Full nameFolke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström
Date of birth(1949-02-21)21 February 1949
Place of birthMalmö, Sweden
Date of death6 February 2022(2022-02-06) (aged 72)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1962–1966Hammarby IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1974Hammarby IF171(0)
1974–19841. FC Kaiserslautern266(0)
1988GIF Sundsvall1(0)
Total436(0)
National team
1966–1967Sweden U1914(0)
1968–1970Sweden U219(0)
1968–1980Sweden77(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He also made 77 appearances for the Sweden national team from 1968 until 1980. He represented his country at the 1970, 1974, and 1978 FIFA World Cups.

In 2021, Hellström was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He died on 6 February 2022, two weeks before his 73rd birthday.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ronnie Hellström Media

References

  1. "Ronnie Hellström död – blev 72 år gammal". Expressen. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. "Hammarbyfotboll".
  3. "Ronnie Hellström har lämnat oss" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Ronnie Hellström har lämnat oss" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. "Der FCK trauert um Ronnie Hellström" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)