Helmut Rahn

German association football player (1929–2003)

Key facts

Date of birth: ( 1929-08-16 ) 16 August 1929
Place of birth: Essen , Germany
Date of death: 14 August 2003 (2003-08-14) (aged 73)
Place of death: Essen , Germany
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position: Outside forward
1938 1946: SV Altenessen 1912
Years: Team
1946 1950: SC Oelde 1919
1950 1951: Sportfreunde Katernberg
1951 1959: Rot-Weiss Essen
1959 1960: 1. FC Köln
1960 1963: SC Enschede
1963 1965: Meidericher SV
1951 1960: West Germany

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Helmut
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Essen
Place of death: Essen
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: German
Participant in: 1954 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: FC Twente
Position played: forward
League: Bundesliga
Country for sport: Germany
Image: SC Enschede tegen DOS 3-2 Helmuth Rahn (rechts) in duel met Okhuisen (DOS), Bestanddeelnr 911-5201.jpg
Height: 1.78

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Commons category: Helmut Rahn
name in native language: Helmut Rahn
date of birth: 1929-08-16
date of death: 2003-08-14
nickname: Der Boss
start of work period: 1951-00-00

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Helmut Rahn (16 August 1929 – 14 August 2003), known as Der Boss (The 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 (West Germany vs. Hungary 3–2). Rahn, along with the German team, were decorated by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1972.

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