Helmut Haller

Helmut Haller (; 21 July 1939 – 11 October 2012) was a German footballer who played as a forward. At international level, he represented West Germany at three World Cups. At club level, he played in both Germany and Italy, and won Italian league titles with Bologna and Juventus. He suffered of dementia and Parkinson's disease.

 Style of play 

Both a playmaker and goalscorer, Haller was noted for his exceptional technique and finesse as a striker, yet also for his weight problems, which troubled him throughout his career. In Italy Haller is considered one of the greatest wingers and player of Bologna in the sixties. He currently remains famed for his "irresistible dribbling, his innate genius, his great eye for goal, his charisma."

 Personal life 
On Boxing Day 2006, Haller suffered a serious heart attack and was reported to be recovering well after treatment. Later he also suffered from dementia and Parkinson's disease. Haller died on 11 October 2012. He was survived by his third wife, the native Cuban Noraimy Rodriguez Guiterrez, whom he married in 2003 when she was aged just 21, two sons and a daughter. Haller was also an uncle of Christian Hochstätter, a long-serving Borussia Mönchengladbach player and twice West German international.

Honours
Club
Bologna
 Serie A: 1963–64

Juventus

 Serie A: 1971–72, 1972–73
 European Cup: Runner-up: 1972–73
 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Runner-up: 1971
 Coppa Italia: Runner-up: 1972–73

Augsburg
 Regionalliga Süd: 1973–74

International
Germany
FIFA World Cup: Runner-up 1966, Third-place 1970

References

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Category:1939 births
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Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease
Category:Deaths from dementia
Category:German footballers
Category:FC Augsburg players
Category:1962 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1966 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1970 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Association football forwards