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| 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 | 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 | |||
Robert Ballaman (21 June 1926 – 5 September 2011)[2] was a Swissfootballer who played as a centre forward.
Born inReconvilier, Ballaman began playing football with FC Reconvilier at age 15. in 1946, he joinedFC Biel-Bienne, where he would win the1946–47 Nationalliga A title. He played a total of 14 seasons in the Nationalliga A with FC Biel-Bienne,Grasshopper Club Zürich andFC Winterthur, scoring 271 league goals.[3]
Ballaman earned 50 caps and scored 18 goals for theSwitzerland national football team. He played in the1954 FIFA World Cup on home soil, where he scored 4 goals and Switzerland reached the quarterfinals.[4]
Ballaman died at age 85 in September 2011.[5]
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