![]() In 1984, after ten years in the Bundesliga, making 266 league appearances, Hellström decided to retire from professional football. The club also competed at continental level, most notably reaching the semi-finals of the 1981–82 UEFA Cup, being eliminated by the tournament's eventual winners IFK Göteborg through 2–3 on aggregate. He reached his second final in the DFB-pokal in 1980–81 with Kaiserslautern, but the team succumbed to a 1–3 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. Īlthough Hellström never won any silverware at Kaiserslautern, the club finished third in the 1979 Bundesliga, followed up by a fourth place in 1980, 19. He also won Guldbollen for the second time in his career, being the first and only goalkeeper to do so. In 1978, he finished sixth in the ranking for the Ballon d'Or, awarded to Europe's best footballer. In 1975–76, he led the side to the final of the DFB-Pokal, the main domestic cup, but lost 2–0 to Hamburger SV. ![]() FC Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga and turned professional. In 1974, following his stellar World Cup, Hellström was recruited by 1. In 2004, Hellström was voted as the club's second biggest profile throughout its history, only behind Lennart Skoglund. In total, Hellström made 171 league appearances for Hammarby in eight seasons. In both 19, Hammarby finished mid-table in Allsvenskan, being unable to produce any sort of challenge for the Swedish champion title, but Hellström continuously stood out as the best goalkeeper in the league. At the end of the year, he won Guldbollen, the prize as Sweden's best footballer, still being the only Hammarby player to ever have done so. In 1971, Hellström only conceded 26 goals in 22 fixtures, as the team finished tenth in the table. Returning to Allsvenskan in 1970, the club was placed last in the table after eight rounds in July, but went practically unbeaten through the rest of the campaign, eventually finishing fifth. In 1969, the club won a promotion through eliminating Sandåkerns SK by 2–1 in the first play-off round, in which Hellström saved a penalty, and Helsingborgs IF by 2–0 in the final round. īeing considered as a yo-yo club, Hammarby played another two seasons in the second division. ![]() Although the team suffered a relegation, Hellström was voted as the best goalkeeper in the league by Sweden's dominating sports magazine Idrottsbladet. In 1967, he became the club's starting goalkeeper, competing in Allsvenskan, Sweden's first tier. On, aged 17, Hellström made his debut for Hammarby IF's senior team in a 3–1 away win against Avesta AIK in Division 2 Svealand, his only appearance throughout the season. On his own initiative, Hellström sought to continue playing football at Hammarby IF since he had read about the club's youth academy in a magazine. In 1962, when Hellström was 13 years old, his family moved to Stockholm after his father's job got relocated to the capital. During a brief period, Hellström trialed with local giants Malmö FF after getting invited by former national team player and then youth coach, Karl-Erik Palmér, but did not join the club on permanent basis. Hellström was born in Malmö to father Rolf, who also played football as a goalkeeper, and mother Ingegerd. He was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year in both 19. As a full international between 19, he won 77 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1970, 1974, and 1978 FIFA World Cups. In 1988, he played one Allsvenskan game for GIF Sundsvall following an injury crisis. He was considered one of the world's best goalkeepers in the 1970s. FC Kaiserslautern during a career that spanned between 19. *Club domestic league appearances and goalsįolke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström (21 February 1949 – 6 February 2022) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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