Ronnie Hellström: Swedish association football goalkeeper
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.
 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 | 21 February 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 2022 (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 | |||
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.
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