Ronnie Hellström

Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström (21 February 1949 – 6 February 2022) was a Swedish professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. He played for Hammarby IF and 1. FC Kaiserslautern during a career that lasted between 1966 and 1984.

Ronnie Hellström

Hellström at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Folke Ronnie Wallentin Hellström
Date of birth	(1949-02-21)21 February 1949
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Date of death	6 February 2022(2022-02-06) (aged 72)
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1962–1966	Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1974	Hammarby IF	171	(0)
1974–1984	1. FC Kaiserslautern	266	(0)
1988	GIF Sundsvall	1	(0)
Total		436	(0)
National team
1966–1967	Sweden U19	14	(0)
1968–1970	Sweden U21	9	(0)
1968–1980	Sweden	77	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He also made 77 appearances for the Sweden national team from 1968 until 1980. He represented his country at the 1970, 1974, and 1978 FIFA World Cups.

In 2021, Hellström was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He died on 6 February 2022, two weeks before his 73rd birthday.