Helmut Rahn
German association football player (1929-2003) · Germany · Footballers · Died at 73
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Something wrong?Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss, was a German footballer who played as a forward. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final of the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Rahn, along with the German team, were decorated by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1972.
A life in dates
2018German Football Hall of FameAward2003Died14 August 20031963MSV DuisburgClub1963-19651960FC TwenteClub1960-1963Sportclub EnschedeClub1960-196319591. FC KölnClub1959-19601951Germany men's national association football teamClub1951-1960Rot-Weiss EssenClub1951-19591950Sportfreunde KaternbergClub1950-19511929Born16 August 1929
Also in Deutsch
Photos 4
Teams 7
MSV Duisburg1963-1965
Sportclub Enschede1960-1963
FC Twente1960-1963
1. FC Köln1959-1960
Rot-Weiss Essen1951-1959
Germany men's national association football team1951-1960
Sportfreunde Katernberg1950-1951
Career record
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1963-1965197
1960-19636939
1959-19602911
1951-195920188
1951-19604021
1950-1951307
Awards
About this person
Country
Germany
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2003 · aged 73
In common with Helmut
Günter NetzerBoth received German Football Hall of Fame
Paul BreitnerBoth received German Football Hall of Fame
Andreas BrehmeBoth received German Football Hall of Fame
Abe LenstraAlso played for Sportclub Enschede
Radosław KałużnyAlso played for Rot-Weiss Essen
Kevin BehrensAlso played for Rot-Weiss EssenFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.