Robert Ballaman
Encyclopedia
Robert Ballaman was a Swiss
footballer
.
. He played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup
on home soil, where he scored 4 goals and Switzerland reached the quarterfinals.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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Career
Ballaman earned 50 caps and scored 18 goals for the Switzerland national football teamSwitzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
. He played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
on home soil, where he scored 4 goals and Switzerland reached the quarterfinals.
Club career
- 1944-1950: FC Bienne
- 1950-1963: Grasshopper-Club ZürichGrasshopper-Club ZürichGrasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and best known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team...
- 1963-1964: FC WinterthurFC WinterthurFC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football...