Ronnie Ekelund

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ronnie Ekelund
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 21, 1972(1972-08-21)
Age	52
Birthplace	Glostrup
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Capital Region of Denmark
Horoscope	Leo

Ronnie Ekelund Biography

Ronnie Ekelund is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 21, 1972 in Glostrup, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark. Ronnie Michael Ekelund, a Danish association football player, was born 21 August 1972 in Glostrup. He played professionally in Europe and the United States. Ekelund won two Danish football championships, one with Brondby IF, and two MLS Cup trophies, with San Jose Earthquakes. He also represented a variety of clubs, such as FC Barcelona and many teams in English football. Ekelund represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics soccer tournament, scoring three goals in 21 matches. He was the 1988 Danish Under-17 Talent of The Year.

Ekelund was briefly loaned to English clubs Manchester City City and Coventry City. However, injuries restricted his playing time. In May 1996, Ekelund was loaned to Lyngby FC in the Danish Superliga. He played four matches for the club. Ekelund returned to Denmark in 1996 on a permanent basis, and he settled down at Odense BK. Ekelund played in two Superliga seasons with Odense before the club was moved to the second Danish 1st Division. He was a member of Odense’s 1st Division team for one season before moving on to the 2nd Division in summer 1999.

In April 2001, Ekelund transferred to US club San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer, who competed with Colorado Rapids for Ekelund’s signature. Ekelund suffered a knee injury in his first season at Earthquakes, but recovered and soon became ever-present in the starting lineup. With great passing skill and leadership qualities, Ekelund helped the team win the 2001 MLS Cup in his first Earthquakes season. In the following season, Ekelund was named in the 2002 MLS Best XI selection. In 2003, he helped the Earthquakes win the MLS Cup once more, as he scored in the 4-2 win against Chicago Fire. In 2004, the Earthquakes management team changed, and Ekelund was deemed surplus to requirements. In four seasons with San Jose, Ekelund scored 11 goals (five of them penalty kicks) and made 16 assists in the regular season. He also scored a goal and made four assists in the playoffs.

He left the team after the 2004 MLS season, and made the move to indoor soccer in 2005 joining the California Cougars, coached by his good friend and former teammate Troy Dayak. During the 2005-06 season, Ekelund offered his experience to Southampton as a coaching staff member unsuccessfully. He joined the coaching staff of the Earthquakes in 2008 as Technical Advisor, helping with the day-to-day training of the team.

Ekelund traveled to England in 1994 to play for FA Premier League team Southampton. During a training camp, Southampton and Barcelona stayed in the same hotel during the 1994 preseason. Johann Cruyff, the Barcelona manager, asked Alan Ball about what he wanted for a parting gift. Ball answered “A left-sided midfielder” and Ekelund was available to play for the “Saints” the following day. Ekelund quickly became a hit at Southampton’s The Dell Stadium with his ball skills. Ekelund also developed a great relationship with Matthew Le Tissier (who Ekelund later described to be on par with Romario and Ronald Koeman). Ekelund suffered a back injury soon after, which was deemed impossible by the Southampton medical team. Ekelund refused “to go under the knife” and any hope of a permanent transfer agreement was shattered.

Ronnie Ekelund Net Worth

Ronnie Ekelund is one of the richest Association Football Player from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ronnie Ekelund 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ekelund was a household name when he made his debut for the Danish under-17 team in October 1987. Ekelund was the 1988 Danish Under-17 Talent of Year. He scored 10 goals in 23 matches for Denmark. Ekelund began his professional career in 1988 with the Danish club Brondby IF. At 15 years old, he made his debut in a team and became the youngest ever player to play in the Danish 1st Division. He was a member of the Danish under-17 team at the 1989 European Under-17 Championship. In June 1990, he was selected for the Denmark under-21 football team. Ekelund was part of the Brondby championship-winning Brondby team in 1991 and 1990. In all competitions, he played in 63 games for Brondby.

He represented Denmark’s under-21 team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. His performance was so impressive that he was soon promoted to the Spanish La Liga champions FC Barcelona. He was a member of Danish-Spaniard Thomas Christiansen’s FC Barcelona B second-string team. Ekelund was unable to replace the stars Michael Laudrup and Hristo Stoichkov in the Barcelona attack due to league restrictions. Ekelund played in a single league match in the 1993-94 season. He was a substitute player and played 33 minutes before he left the club.

He moved to French club Toulouse FC in Ligue 2. Ekelund helped Toulouse win promotion for the top-flight Ligue 1 championship, but the manager was fired and Ekelund left the club. During a training session while on trial with English club Bolton Wanderers in the second-tier Football League First Division, Ekelund suffered an injury which forced him out of the game for three months. When he recovered, Ekelund signed with English team Walsall in the third-tier Football League Second Division in December 2000, to play under manager Ray Graydon who Ekelund knew as a coach from his time at Southampton. Ekelund played nine league games for Walsall, scoring once against Bournemouth. He was offered a new contract by Graydon, but decided to leave Europe in 2001.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Ronnie Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Ronnie Ekelund celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.

Top Facts about Ronnie Ekelund

1. Ronnie Ekelund is a retired Danish footballer.
2. He was born on April 21, 1972 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
3. Ekelund played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
4. He started his professional career with Brøndby IF in 1990.
5. Ekelund also played for FC Barcelona and Southampton FC.
6. He won the La Liga title with Barcelona in 1998.
7. Ekelund earned 20 caps for the Danish national team.
8. He scored four goals for Denmark between 1994-2000.
9. After retiring, Ekelund became a youth coach at Brøndby IF.
10. His son, Oliver Ekelund, is also a professional footballer.