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Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss (The Boss), (born 16 August 1929 in Essen – died 14 August 2003) was a German football player. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Essen (ˈɛsən is a City in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final game of the 1954 FIFA World Cup (West Germany 3 - Hungary 2). The 1954 FIFA World Cup Final was played at the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland on July 4, 1954. The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

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Career

Helmut Rahn started his career with Altenessen 1912 where he played from 1938 until 1946. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Then he went to SC Oelde 1919 with a total score of 52 goals for that team. Oelde (ˈœldə is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In the 1950/51 season he played for Sportfreunde Katernberg. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January

He was most successful when he played for Rot-Weiss Essen from 1951 - 1959. Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The team won the DFB-Pokal final in 1953 and won the German Championship in 1955. The DFB-Pokal ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund-Pokal or German Football-Federation Cup is an elimination football tournament held annually Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) For one year, from 1959 till 1960 he had played at 1. FC Köln, 1960 he went to Twente Enschede in Netherlands. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

In the Bundesliga 1963 he started playing for MSV Duisburg. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. MSV Duisburg is a German football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. He finished his career in 1965 because of a knee problem and, along with Hans Schäfer was one of the last members of the 1954 World Cup winning side to retire. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Hans Schäfer (born 19 October 1927 in Köln-Zollstock) is a former German footballer.

His legend in German football was sparked by the heroic antics of the German team in the final of the 1954 World Cup. Germany, who themselves were a surprise to see in the final, was playing Hungary, who hadn't lost a single match for four years running up to the World Cup final. Germany lagged behind 0-2 after only 8 minutes, but then pulled it back to 2-2 with Rahn assisting the first German goal and scoring the second. With not long to go, Rahn received the ball just outside the penalty box before going past a Hungarian player and managing to shoot at the lower left corner with his weaker left foot just before being tackled. The ball whistled into the back of the net and Germany went on to win the game 3-2 over the apparently unbeatable Hungarian team. This match is known in Germany as The Miracle of Bern (Das Wunder von Bern) because of its "David versus Goliath"-like setting, and it is generally seen as an instrumental part of the re-rising of the German people's morale after the World War II. This article is about the film For the football match often called the "Miracle of Bern" see 1954 FIFA World Cup Final. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Rahn was also part of the German team that reached semifinals at the 1958 World Cup. The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29. With his goal against Yugoslavia, he became at the time the third maximum scorer in World Cups, with 10 total goals (behind Just Fontaine and Sándor Kocsis), and also the first player ever to score at least 4 goals in two different World Cups. The Yugoslavia national football team refers to the national football team that represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1920-1941 and the Socialist Federal Republic Just "JustO" Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, French Morocco, with French and Spanish ancestors Sándor Kocsis Peter (born Budapest, Hungary, September 21, 1929; died Barcelona, July 22, 1979) also referred

Rahn played 40 international matches and scored a total of 21 goals.

He was known as "The Boss" because of his on-field leadership and occasionally also as "The Canon from Essen".

Later life

After retiring from football, Helmut Rahn started his own car dealership in Essen-Altenessen, along Altenessener Street. He was known for his good sense of humor and his joy and ability at talking with others. Many stories about him still circulate throughout Essen. One such story involves a discussion he once had with a friend regarding his car dealership:

Helmut Rahn was once asked by a friend, how his car dealership worked. His very direct answer: "I buy a car for 1,000 DM and sell it for 4,000 DM. And I live off of the three precent profit. "

He passed away two days shy of his 74 birthday, in Essen. The Movie "Das Wunder von Bern" was dedicated to him by director Sönke Wortmann. This article is about the film For the football match often called the "Miracle of Bern" see 1954 FIFA World Cup Final. Sönke Wortmann ( August 25 1959 in Marl) is a German Film director.

Helmut Rahn - Memorial

The Helmut Rahn Memorial
The Helmut Rahn Memorial

On July 11, 2004, 50 years after the Bern match, a lifesize statue of him was put up near Georg-Melches-Stadium in Essen, on the square named after him. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Essen (ˈɛsən is a City in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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