Robert Ballaman (21 June 1926 – 5 September 2011)[2] was a Swiss footballer who played as a centre forward.
Career
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
- 1944–1950: FC Biel-Bienne
- 1950–1963: Grasshopper Club Zürich
- 1963–1964: FC Winterthur
Personal
Ballaman died at age 85 in September 2011.[5]
References
- ^ Garin, Erik (29 February 2012). "Switzerland - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ swissinfo.ch retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ Chatelain, Emma & Hebeisen, Philippe (21 September 2009). "Ballaman, Robert (1926–2011)" (in French). Dictionnaire du Jura.
- ^ Robert Ballaman – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Robert Ballaman n'est plus" [Robert Ballaman has died] (in French). RJB.ch. 13 September 2011.
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