In the summer, the former athlete underwent open heart surgery and later revealed that he was taking between 18 and 22 pills daily, and the annual cost of the drugs was between 5,000 and 8,000 euros.
CSA Steaua published a message on social networks in which it mourns the premature death of the former great footballer.
“The hero from Seville entered eternity!
Romanian football suffered a heavy loss! Today, Helmut Duckadam, 65 years old, one of the greatest goalkeepers in the glorious history of the Steaua Bucharest club and Romanian football, left us and left a huge void in our souls.
A man of courage and determination rarely seen on the pitch, Duckadam played for our club between 1982 and 1986, his crowning moment undoubtedly being winning the European Champions Cup on 7 May 1986 in the famous final in Sevilla, with FC Barcelona, score 2-0, when he saved all four shots from 11 meters.
His performance, from that magical evening in Seville, is inscribed in the Book of Records, but also, for eternity, in the souls of the red-blue supporters!
Steaua Bucharest expresses its deep regret and sends sincere condolences to the bereaved family!
We will always keep you in our hearts, Helmut! For us, you will always remain the Hero of Seville!
May God rest in peace!” , was the message posted by Steaua Bucharest on social networks.
Who was Helmut Duckadam
Born on April 1, 1959, in Semlac, Arad county, Helmut Duckadam started playing football in 1975, at Gloria in Arad. Until 1983, when he transferred to Steaua Bucharest, he played at UTA (1977 and 1978-1983) and Constructorul Arad (1977-1978).
He became the “Hero of Sevilla” in the final of the European Champions Cup in 1986, when he managed to save four consecutive penalty kicks in Stella’s success against Barcelona (2-0). The performance since then made him enter the Book of Records. Duckadam also defended the goal of the Romanian national team twice.
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