Riku Kekkonen

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Riku Kekkonen Floorball player
Personal information
Full name Riku Kekkonen
birthday November 18, 1985
place of birth FinlandFinland Finland
Nickname Keqi
size 173 cm
Player related information
position striker
Clubs in the youth
West End Indians
-2003 Helsingfors IFK
Clubs as active 1
Years society Sp T A. Pt
2003-2006 Helsingfors IFK 76 34 30th 64
2006-2009 TPS Salibandy 86 82 57 139
2009-2010 Chur floorball 30th 28 25th 53
2010–2012 TPS Salibandy 43 10 14th 24
2012-2014 SSV Helsinki 57 31 31 62
2014-2015 Chur floorball 26th 22nd 21st 43
2015-2016 SV Wiler-Ersigen 26th 11 8th 19th
2016-2017 Grasshopper Club Zurich 27 11 21st 32
National team 2
2009 Finland 7th 0 0 0
1 Only league and playoff games are given.
As of March 25, 2017

2 As of March 25, 2017

Riku Kekkonen (born November 18, 1985 ) is a former Finnish floorball player .

Career

society

Kekkonen started his career with the Westend Indians from Espoo.

Helsingfors IFK

For the 2002/03 season he was used for the first time in the team of Helsingfors IFK. During the season he played two games in the shirt of the capital city. The rest of the season he played in the U21 team.

In the following season he was integrated into the first team squad. In 25 games he scored eight goals and nine assists. Despite its 17 points scorer, the team could not qualify for the playoffs with 25 points.

2004/05 played 18 games, but could still achieve 11 points scorer. After the season, the club announced the departure of the offensive player.

TPS Salibandy

Only a little later, TPS announced that Kekkonen would play for the team from Turku in the second-highest Finnish league for the coming season . In his first season at TPS, he scored 33 goals in 27 games and put on 29 more goals. With his numerous goals he played a major role in the club's rise to the Salibandyliiga .

In the top division he then scored 19 goals and ten assists, which made him the top scorer. At the same time, the team managed to qualify for the playoffs with 6th place. In the quarter-finals, however, TPS lost 3-2 to SC Classic in the series.

In his third season he was able to build on his strong performances and improve his goal yield. His team reached second place in the regular season, but surprisingly failed in the playoffs at the seventh-placed team FT Trackers from Hämeenlinna .

Chur floorball

On April 14th 2009 Chur Unihockey announced that Kekkonen and his teammate from TPS Kari Koskelainen will tackle the 2009/10 season in Chur. He played 30 games for Chur in the 2009/10 season and scored 28 goals. He also prepared 25 more goals, mainly for Koskelainen. Kekkonen reached seventh place with Chur floorball, which entitles them to participate in the playoffs. In the quarter-finals, however, he failed with Chur at HC Rychenberg Winterthur .

TPS Salibandy

After only one season he left the club back to Turku . The 2010/11 season he took on again at TPS Salibandy. After the regular season they reached the 11th final rank. He only managed five goals and two assists in 18 games. He and his team improved in the 2011/12 season. He did not score more goals, 5 in number, but put on significantly more goals. At the end of the season he barely missed the playoffs with TPS Salibandy.

SSV Helsinki

In the coming season, the SSV Helsinki announced the signing of the striker. At that time he signed a two-year contract. With his new club reached the playoffs in the Salibandyliiga for the third time in his career. During the regular season he scored 15 goals and contributed 16 assists for the SSV. In the playoffs he scored nine more points scorer. He qualified with SSV Helsinki for the final of the Salibandyliiga 2012/13. In this he was defeated with Helsinki in three games and was runner-up.

Chur floorball

His performances in Helsinki did not go unnoticed by top clubs from abroad. On July 10th, 2014 Chur Unihockey announced the return of the Finn. With the Churern he was able to secure fourth place in the regular season. In the playoffs, however, Chur floorball was already defeated in the quarter-finals floorball Köniz . During his season in Chur, he scored 43 points and collected six 2-minute penalties. After the strong performances from the season, Chur Unihockey made him a new contract offer, which he ultimately turned down.

SV Wiler-Ersigen

Only a little later, the SV Wiler-Ersigen announced the commitment of the center. He signed a two-year contract with SVWE. Wiler-Ersigen qualified with Kekkonen in second place for the playoffs, in which they surprisingly failed due to the UHC Alligator Malans .

Grasshopper Club Zurich

On May 9, 2016, Grasshopper Club Zurich announced the transfer of the Finn. He received a one-year contract with an option for another season. On February 25, 2017, he was able to celebrate the first title of his career with the GC's cup win. After the 2016/17 season, Kekkonen announced his retirement as a player.

National team

Kekkonen was first used for the Finnish national team on February 7, 2009 in a friendly against Sweden. With Finland he took part in the Euro Floorball Tour 2009 and a 4-country tournament. He played a total of seven games for the national team.

successes

Grasshopper Club Zurich

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b player card. Riku Kekkonen. International Floorball Federation , accessed March 25, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g nhlfinns.net - salibandytilastot - Riku Kekkonen. Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
  3. ↑ LiveSport sro: Salibandyliiga 2007/2008 Standings, Floorball Finland League Table. Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
  4. ↑ LiveSport sro: Salibandyliiga 2007/2008 Standings, Floorball Finland League Table. Retrieved March 25, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Chur Unihockey : Koskelainen, Kekkonen and Urwäder to Chur Unihockey. unihockey.ch, April 14, 2009, accessed on March 25, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b player portrait. Riku Kekkonen. Swiss Unihockey , accessed March 25, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Game overview men SML 2009/10. Quarter finals. Swiss Unihockey , accessed March 25, 2017 .
  8. ↑ A lot is new at Chur Unihockey . September 15, 2010 ( suedostschweiz.ch [accessed on March 25, 2017]).
  9. ↑ LiveSport sro: Salibandyliiga 2011/2012 Standings, Floorball Finland League Table. Retrieved March 25, 2017 (English).
  10. ↑ LiveSport sro: Salibandyliiga 2012/2013 Standings, Floorball Finland League Table. Retrieved March 25, 2017 (English).
  11. ↑ LiveSport sro: Salibandyliiga 2012/2013 Standings, Floorball Finland League Table. Retrieved March 25, 2017 (English).
  12. ↑ Kekkonen returns. Chur Unihockey , July 10, 2014, accessed March 25, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Game overview men NLA 2014/15. Playoff quarter finals. Swiss Unihockey , accessed March 25, 2017 .
  14. ↑ "Zimmi" resigns - Kekkonen comes. SV Wiler-Ersigen , accessed on March 25, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Game overview men NLA 2015/16. Playoff quarter finals. Swiss Unihockey , accessed March 25, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Swiss champions & cup winners : NLA: cadre mutations with 3 entries and 4 exits . ( gc-unihockey.ch [accessed on March 25, 2017]).
  17. ↑ Game details. Grasshopper Club Zurich - HC Rychenberg Winterthur. Swiss Unihockey , February 25, 2017, accessed March 24, 2017 .
  18. ↑ squad mutations - Reusser to GC and Kekkonen with resignation. Grasshopper Club Zurich , April 18, 2017, accessed on April 18, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Match summary. Sweden Men-Finland Men. International Floorball Federation , February 7, 2009, accessed March 25, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Kekkonen, Riku
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish floorball player
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1985