Morlautern honors goalkeeper legend Ronnie Hellström with her own way!
Morlautern honors goalkeeper legend Ronnie Hellström with her own way!
Morlautern, Deutschland - On June 10, 2025, a path in Morlautern, the district in which Ronnie Hellström once lived, is ceremoniously named after the famous goalkeeper. The inauguration takes place on a Thursday and appreciates the significant achievements of Hellström, which played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (FCK) from 1974 to 1984 and guarded the goal for a whole decade. As the Rheinpfalz Athletes, but also a popular personality among fans of the FCK.
Ronnie Hellström was born in Malmö and began his sporty career in handball and ice hockey before turning to football. After moving to Stockholm, he played ice hockey at Tyresö IF and football at Hammarby If. His successes include winning the Swedish student championship in ice hockey and his debuts as a goalkeeper in the men's team in Hammarby in 1966. His achievements led to the fact that he finally moved to the Bundesliga for DM 1st for DM 220,000 in 1974, where he soon became the tram goalkeeper.
fame in the Bundesliga and beyond the borders
During his time at the FCK, Hellström celebrated numerous successes and is still remembered today. He took part in DFB Cup final games and UEFA Cup semi-final, he played a total of 266 games in the Bundesliga, without seeing a yellow or red card. This remarkable discipline and his unshakable achievements made him the most popular player in the club, an honor he received in 1977. He was also awarded twice as a football player of the year in Sweden.
Hellström was an important member of the Swedish national team and played a total of 77 international matches. In addition, he was the first goalkeeper in Sweden at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico and later at the 1974 World Cup, where Sweden took fifth place. In his career he was known for his excellent achievements, especially in crucial games, which was a place in the Safe Swedish national soccer team.
After Hellström ended his active career in 1988, he remained loyal to football by working as a goalkeeper coach and was active in the fashion industry and in sporting goods sales. His merits for FCK and Swedish football were honored posthumously, among other things by admission to the SFS Hall of Fame in 2011. His way is a homage to a player who was more than just a goalkeeper; He was a landmark of football and a legend in Kaiserslautern. With the new Ronnie Hellström-Weg, not only people and athletes are honored, but also the enthusiasm and joy that he has brought into the hearts of so many fans and players. It is a lasting sign in Morlautern that is reminiscent of the success and the great career of an extraordinary goalkeeper. a lasting inheritance
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