Robert Ballaman

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	21 June 1926
Place of birth	Reconvilier, Switzerland
Date of death	5 September 2011 (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
National team
1948–1961	Switzerland[1]	50	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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 Ballaman – FIFA competition record
5. "Robert Ballaman n'est plus" [Robert Ballaman has died] (in French). RJB.ch. 13 September 2011.