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Robert Ballaman (21 June 1926 – 5 September 2011) 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.
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.




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.




References

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• Austria v Switzerland (1954 FIFA World Cup)
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• 1957 European Cup final
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• 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
• 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
• 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
• 1954 FIFA World Cup squads
• 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification