# Helmut Rahn

Helmut Rahn was a German footballer (16 August 1929 – 14 August 2003). Rahn played as an outside forward for Rot-Weiss Essen and SC Enschede. Rahn scored 183 goals in 467 league and international games and won 3 trophies, including the World Cup and 1 league title.

## Rahn's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, league games | 427 | 162 |
| West Germany | 40 | 21 |
| Total | 467 | 183 |

Goals per game: 0.39.

## Rahn's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 3
- League titles: 1
- Domestic cups: 1
- World Cup: 1
- Trophies with West Germany: 1
- Individual awards: 2

### Rot-Weiss Essen

- DFB-Pokal: 1 (1952–53)
- German football championship: 1 (1955)

### West Germany

- FIFA World Cup: 1 (1954)

### Individual

- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (1954)
- FIFA World Cup Silver Boot: 1 (1958)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1946–1950: SC Oelde 1919
2. 1950–1951: Sportfreunde Katernberg, 30 games, 7 goals
3. 1951–1959: Rot-Weiss Essen, 280 games, 97 goals
4. 1959–1960: 1. FC Köln, 29 games, 11 goals
5. 1960–1963: SC Enschede, 69 games, 39 goals
6. 1963–1965: Meidericher SV, 19 games, 8 goals

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