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Helmuth Duckadam

Helmuth Duckadam
Helmuth Duckadam 1986.jpg
Helmuth Duckadam in 1986
Personal information
Full name Helmuth Robert Duckadam
Date of birth (1959-04-01) 1 April 1959 (age 58)
Place of birth Semlac, Romania
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1974–1975 Semlecana Semlac
1975–1977 Şcoala Sportivă Gloria
1977 UTA Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Constructorul Arad
1978–1982 UTA Arad 53 (0)
1982–1986 Steaua Bucureşti 80 (0)
1989–1991 Vagonul Arad
Total 133 (0)
National team
1981 Romania U21 4 (0)
1982 Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Helmuth Robert Duckadam (Romanian pronunciation: [helˈmut dukaˈdam]; born 1 April 1959) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He was dubbed "the Hero of Seville" due to his display in the 1986 European Cup Final, won by his main club Steaua Bucureşti. He represented three other teams in a 14-year senior career.

Born in Semlac, Arad County of Banat Swabian descent, Duckadam started playing in his regional leagues, before moving to FC UTA Arad in 1978 to become professional. In 1982, he gained two caps for Romania and, subsequently, was signed by country giants FC Steaua Bucureşti.

Duckadam, who was instrumental in helping the capital side to two consecutive league titles, was also between the posts for the 1986 European Cup final against FC Barcelona, which was played in Seville, on 7 May 1986. Amazingly, he saved four consecutive penalty shots in the shootout, from José Ramón Alexanko, Ángel Pedraza, Pichi Alonso and Marcos, being the first one to do so in an official European competition. Steaua won the shootout 2–0, and Europe's most important club trophy for the first time, and much of the credit for the surprise victory was given to Duckadam; he scored one goal for his main club, through a penalty kick against AFC Progresul Bucureşti in the domestic cup.


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