August Helge "Ekis" Ekroth (26 February 1892 – 29 November 1950) was a Swedish football (soccer) and bandy player. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, playing as forward in one match in the main tournament.[1] He won the Swedish league four times (1911, 1914, 1916 and 1923), making him the only football player in AIK with four national league titles.[2] He scored 10 goals in 18 international games for Sweden.[3]
 Gustav Sandberg at the 1912 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1892 Stallarholmen, Sweden |
| Died | 29 November 1950 (aged 58) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Football |
| Club | AIK |
References
edit- ^ "Helge Ekroth". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Helge Ekroth Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Helge Ekroth - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
edit- Swedish squad in 1912 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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