Helmuth Duckadam

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Helmuth Duckadam
Personal information
Full name	Helmuth Duckadam
Date of birth	April 1, 1959
Place of birth	Semlac, Romania
Nickname	The Hero of Seville
Position	Goalkeeper
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1978-82 1982-86 1989-91	UTA Arad Steaua Bucureşti Vagonul Arad	53 (0) 80 (0) ? (?)
National team**
1982	Romania	2 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 30, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of June 30, 2006.

Helmuth Duckadam (born April 1, 1959), is a former Romanian footballer, dubbed "the hero of Seville".

He was the goalkeeper of Steaua Bucharest during the European Champions Cup final against F.C. Barcelona, which was played in Seville, in May 7, 1986 when he saved four consecutive penalty shots, from José Ramón Alexanko, Ángel Pedraza, Pichi Alonso and Marcos, being the first one to do so in an official European competition.

Duckadam started his career playing in the regional league of Arad county, before moving to UT Arad in 1978 to become professional. In 1982 played twice for Romania and as a result he is signed by Steaua Bucharest.

In 1986 he suffered a rare blood disorder only few weeks after the Seville performance. He returned to football in 1989 but never at a top level.