Kenneth Ekman

Date of Birth: May 05, 1945
Age: 81
Place of Birth: -
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: IF Troja-Ljungby
Position: D
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 80 kg / 176 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Kenneth Ekman Facts

Brother: Gösta Ekman

Son-in-law: Patrik Larsson Grandchildren: Oliver Ekman Larsson, Kevin Ekman Larsson, Zebastian Ilestedt, Fabian Ilestedt, Amanda Ilestedt (external link)

Team Staff profile also available: Kenneth Ekman

Kenneth Ekman Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1959-1960	IF Troja-Ljungby J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
1960-1961	IF Troja	Division 2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1961-1962	IF Troja	Division 2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962-1963	IF Troja	Division 2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1963-1964	IF Troja	Division 2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964-1965	IF Troja	Division 2	18	14	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	Rögle BK "C"	Division 2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966-1967	Rögle BK	Division 1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967-1968	Rögle BK	Division 1	17	0	3	3	-	-
1968-1969	Rögle BK "C"	Division 1	21	1	2	3	6	-
1969-1970	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	17	4	7	11	-	-
1970-1971	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	18	2	5	7	30	-1
1970-1971	Sweden B (all)	International	10	1	-	-	-	-
1970-1971	Sweden (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971-1972	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	20	4	7	11	20	-
1971-1972	Sweden Olympics	OG	4	0	0	0	2	-
1971-1972	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	-	-
1972-1973	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	19	1	2	3	14	-
1973-1974	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	27	8	8	16	16	-
1974-1975	Tingsryds AIF "C"	Division 1	30	4	8	12	34	-
1975-1976	Tingsryds AIF "C"	Division 1	-	5	9	14	-	-
1976-1977	Tingsryds AIF "C"	Division 1	33	7	13	20	-	-
1977-1978	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	23	4	7	11	20	-
1978-1979	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	16	4	3	7	29	-
1979-1980	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	15	4	1	5	26	-
1980-1981	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	9	2	2	4	6	-	Qualification	2	0	0	0	4	-
1981-1982	Tingsryds AIF	Division 1	14	4	2	6	10	-

Kenneth Ekman Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Division 1	16	279*	54*	79*	133*	0.48*	211*	-1*	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-
Division 2	6	18*	14*	-	14*	0.78*	-	-	0
International	2	13*	1*	0	1*	0.08*	-	-	0
Juniorserien	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
OG	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kenneth Ekman Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
IF Troja	5	18*	14*	-	14*	0.78*	-	-	0
IF Troja-Ljungby J20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Rögle BK	4	38*	1*	5*	6*	0.16*	6*	-	0
Sweden (all)	2	3*	0	0	0	0.00*	-	-	0
Sweden B (all)	1	10	1	-	1*	0.10*	-	-	0
Sweden Olympics	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Tingsryds AIF	13	241*	53	74	127	0.53*	205*	-1*	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kenneth Ekman Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Rögle BK
Cult/Star player for Tingsryds AIF

Team Sweden: 7 International Games, Team Sweden II (Vikingarna): 10 International Games

Kommer från Troja i Ljungby. Var även en god fotbollsspelare och kusin till legendariska cykelbröderna Fåglum.
En placeringssäker back som kom att använda enkla metoder i sitt backspel för att nå framgång. Enligt legendariske kanadensaren Des Moroney så var Kenneth minst lika talangfull som Börje Salming.

Spelade med Tre Kronor i OS 1972 under Billy Harris ledning. Spelat för Troja, Rögle och Tingsryd.
Bor i Tingsryd.

(Av Ronnie Johansson)