Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz
| Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ekdahl Du Rietz playing for Sweden in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
23 July 1989 Lund, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2005–2011 | Lugi HF | ||
2011–2012 | HBC Nantes | ||
2012–2017 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2018 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2018–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2020 | Sweden | 95 | (272) |
Medal record | |||
Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (born 23 July 1989) is a Swedish retired handball player.
Career
He competed for the Swedish national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where they won a silver medal.[1] In January 2017 he announced his retirement following the conclusion of the 2016–2017 Bundesliga season.[2]
In 2018, Ekdahl Du Rietz returned to his former club Rhein-Neckar Löwen, signing a three month contract to help the club – currently suffering from several injuries on important players – out. Ekdahl Du Rietz also decided to give away all the money earnt to charity organisations.[3] In April 2018 his club Rhein-Neckar Löwen announced that next season Kim Ekdahl du Rietz will transfer to Paris Saint-Germain Handball.[4]
References
- ^ "Kim Ekdahl du Rietz". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Bekräftat: Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz slutar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Klart: Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz är tillbaka". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Paris St. Germain verpflichtet Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz" (in German). Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External links
- Kim Ekdahl du Rietz at the European Handball Federation
- Kim Ekdahl du Rietz at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
- Kim Ekdahl du Rietz at Olympedia
- Kim Ekdahl du Rietz at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lund
- Swedish male handball players
- Olympic handball players of Sweden
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Lugi HF players
- Expatriate handball players
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Swedish handball biography stubs