Robert Ballaman (21 June 1926 – 5 September 2011)[2] was a Swiss footballer who played as a centre forward.

Robert Ballaman
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-06-21)21 June 1926
Place of birth Reconvilier, Switzerland
Date of death 5 September 2011(2011-09-05) (aged 85)
Place of death Zurich, Switzerland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1946 Reconvilier
1946–1950 Biel-Bienne
1950–1963 Grasshoppers
1963–1964 Winterthur
Total (271)
International career
1948–1961 Switzerland[1] 50 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Reconvilier, Ballaman began playing football with FC Reconvilier at age 15. in 1946, he joined FC Biel-Bienne, where he would win the 1946–47 Nationalliga A title. He played a total of 14 seasons in the Nationalliga A with FC Biel-Bienne, Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Winterthur, scoring 271 league goals.[3]

Ballaman earned 50 caps and scored 18 goals for the Switzerland national football team. He played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup on home soil, where he scored 4 goals and Switzerland reached the quarterfinals.[4]

Club career

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Personal

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Ballaman died at age 85 in September 2011.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Garin, Erik (29 February 2012). "Switzerland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  2. ^ swissinfo.ch retrieved 2 October 2011
  3. ^ Chatelain, Emma & Hebeisen, Philippe (21 September 2009). "Ballaman, Robert (1926–2011)" (in French). Dictionnaire du Jura.
  4. ^ Robert BallamanFIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ "Robert Ballaman n'est plus" [Robert Ballaman has died] (in French). RJB.ch. 13 September 2011.