Helmut Duckadam
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Duckadam in 1986 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Semlac, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 2 December 2024 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Semlecana Semlac | ||
| 1975–1977 | Școala Sportivă Gloria Arad | ||
| 1977–1978 | UTA Arad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | → Constructorul Arad (loan) | ||
| 1978–1982 | UTA Arad | 53 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | Steaua București | 80 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Vagonul Arad | ||
| 1993–1994 | CPL Arad | ||
| Total | 133 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1983 | Romania U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1982–1985 | Romania B | 2 | (0) |
| 1982 | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Helmut Duckadam (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈhelmut dukaˈdam], sometimes spelled Helmuth; 1 April 1959 – 2 December 2024) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Duckadam was dubbed "the Hero of Seville" due to his performance in the 1986 European Cup final, won by his club Steaua București, where he saved all four penalties against Barcelona in the penalty shootout, for the first time in football history. He represented four other teams in a 12-year senior career.