Birth Date: | 26 February 1892 |
Birth Place: | Stallarholmen, Sweden |
Death Date: | 29 November 1950 (aged 58) |
Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Sport: | Football |
Club: | AIK |
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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]