Helge Ekroth

Swedish footballer and bandy player

Helge Ekroth
Gustav Sandberg at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born26 February 1892
Stallarholmen, Sweden
Died29 November 1950 (aged 58)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
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ClubAIK

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]

References

  1. ^ "Helge Ekroth". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Helge Ekroth Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "Helge Ekroth - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2020.

External links

  • Swedish squad in 1912 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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