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| Date of birth | (1939-07-21)21 July 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Augsburg,German Reich | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 October 2012(2012-10-11) (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Augsburg,Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1948–1957 | BC Augsburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1962 | BC Augsburg | 85 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1968 | Bologna | 180 | (48) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1973 | Juventus | 116 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | FC Augsburg | 79 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | BSV Schwenningen | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | FC Augsburg | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 477 | (116) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1970 | West Germany | 33 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Helmut Haller (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈhalɐ]; 21 July 1939 – 11 October 2012) was a Germanfootballer who played as aforward. At international level, he representedWest Germany at threeWorld Cups. At club level, he played in both Germany and Italy, and wonItalian league titles withBologna andJuventus. He suffered ofdementia andParkinson's disease.
Both aplaymaker and goalscorer, Haller was noted for his exceptional technique and finesse as astriker, yet also for his weight problems, which troubled him throughout his career.[1] In Italy Haller is considered one of the greatestwingers and player of Bologna in the sixties.[2] He currently remains famed for his "irresistibledribbling, his innate genius, his great eye for goal, his charisma."[3]
On Boxing Day 2006, Haller suffered a serious heart attack and was reported to be recovering well after treatment. Later he also suffered from dementia andParkinson's disease. Haller died on 11 October 2012. He was survived by his third wife, the native Cuban Noraimy Rodriguez Guiterrez, whom he married in 2003 when she was aged just 21, two sons and a daughter.[4] Haller was also an uncle ofChristian Hochstätter, a long-servingBorussia Mönchengladbach player and twice West German international.
Bologna
Juventus
Augsburg
Germany
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