August Helge "Ekis" Ekroth (26 February 1892 – 29 November 1950) was a

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football (soccer) and bandy player. He competed in the

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, playing as forward in one match in the main tournament. 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. He scored 10 goals in 18 international games for

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Swedish squad in 1912
1892 births 1950 deaths Swedish men's footballers Swedish bandy players Sweden men's international footballers AIK Fotboll players AIK Bandy players Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-footy-forward-stub Men's association football forwards