Henry Carlsson
Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson (29 October 1917 – 28 May 1999),[1] better known as Henry "Garvis" Carlsson, was a Swedish footballer who played as a forward. At the club level he is best remembered for representing AIK and Atletico Madrid. A full international between 1941 and 1949, he won 26 caps for the Sweden national team and scored 17 goals. He was also a part of the Sweden team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]
 Henry Carlsson and his son Björn (c. 1945) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Falköping, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 28 May 1999 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Göta (Falköping) | |||
| 1930–1939 | Falköping GIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1948 | AIK | 181 | (93) |
| 1948–1949 | Stade Français | 7 | (7) |
| 1949 | AIK | 11 | (4) |
| 1949–1953 | Atlético Madrid | 87 | (31) |
| Total | 286 | (135) | |
| National team | |||
| 1941–1949 | Sweden | 26 | (17) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1956–1958 | AIK Fotboll | ||
| 1958–1964 | Sundbybergs IK | ||
| 1965–1966 | AIK Fotboll | ||
| 1969–1971 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden | ||
| Men's football | ||
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Personal life
He was the father of Björn Carlsson, who also represented AIK in Allsvenskan and played for the Sweden national team.[3][4]
Honours
Atletico Madrid
- La Liga: 1949–50,[3] 1950–51[3]
- Copa Eva Duarte: 1951 (Predecessor to the Supercopa de España)[5]
Sweden
Individual
- Stor Grabb: 1943[6]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Profile at Sports Reference - "Henry Carlsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "500 AIK:are - Henry Carlsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- "500 AIK:are - Björn Carlsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- "List of Super Cup Finals". RSSF. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
Sources
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
- Profile at AIK
- Henry Carlsson at BDFutbol
- Henry Carlsson at IMDb
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