Robert Ballaman (21 June 1926 – 5 September 2011) was a Swiss footballer who played as a centre forward. Career Born in Reconvilier, Ballaman began playing football with FC Reconvilier at age 15. in 1946, he joined FC Biel-Bienne, where he would win the 1946–47 Nationalliga A title. He played a total of 14 seasons in the Nationalliga A with FC Biel-Bienne, Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Winterthur, scoring 271 league goals. Ballaman earned 50 caps and scored 18 goals for the Switzerland national football team. He played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup on home soil, where he scored 4 goals and Switzerland reached the quarterfinals. Club career 1944–1950: FC Biel-Bienne 1950–1963: Grasshopper Club Zürich 1963–1964: FC Winterthur Personal Ballaman died at age 85 in September 2011. References 1926 births 2011 deaths Swiss men's footballers Switzerland international footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players FC Biel-Bienne players Grasshopper Club Zürich players FC Winterthur players Swiss Super League players Association football forwards Sportspeople from the canton of Bern