Ronnie Hellström

Ronnie Hellström
Hellström at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in 2014
Personal information
Full name Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström
Date of birth (1949-02-21)21 February 1949
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Date of death 6 February 2022(2022-02-06) (aged 72)
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1962–1966 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1974 Hammarby IF 171 (0)
1974–1984 1. FC Kaiserslautern 266 (0)
1988 GIF Sundsvall 1 (0)
Total 436 (0)
National team
1966–1967 Sweden U19 14 (0)
1968–1970 Sweden U21 9 (0)
1968–1980 Sweden 77 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

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]

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. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ronnie Hellström har lämnat oss" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Der FCK trauert um Ronnie Hellström" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.