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Niclas Ekberg
Niclas Ekberg (born 23 December 1988) is a Swedish handballer for THW Kiel and the Sweden men's national handball team, Swedish national team. He was part of the Swedish team that won silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the Swedish national team that won the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship, 2022 European championship, where he scored the final winning goal for Sweden in the last second with a penalty shot. Before playing in Kiel he played for AG København. References External links * 1988 births Living people People from Ystad Municipality Swedish male handball players Expatriate handball players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Ystads IF players THW Kiel players Handball-Bundesliga players Handb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ystad
Ystad (; older da, Ysted) is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attraction. The detective series ''Wallander'', created by Henning Mankell, is set primarily in Ystad. In 1285, the town's name was written ''Ystath''. Its original meaning is not fully understood, but the ''y'' probably is related to an old word for the yew tree, while ''stad'' means ''town'' or ''place''. History After the time of Absalon, Bishop of Roskilde and Archbishop of Lund, peace was brought to the area in the 11th century, fishing families settled at the mouth of the river Vassa as herring fishing became the main source of trade. Ystad was not mentioned in documents until 1244, in a record of King Eric's visit to the town with his brother, Abel. A Franciscan monastery, ''Gråbrödraklostret'', was founded in 1267, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
