Kim Ekdahl du Rietz

Kim Ekdahl du Rietz (born 23 July 1989) is a Swedish retired handball player.

Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz
Ekdahl Du Rietz playing for Sweden in 2012
Personal information
Born (1989-07-23) 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
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam

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
  1. "Kim Ekdahl du Rietz". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. "Bekräftat: Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz slutar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "Klart: Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz är tillbaka". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Paris St. Germain verpflichtet Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz" (in German). Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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