Henry Carlsson

Henry Carlsson

Henry Carlsson and his son Björn (c. 1945)
Personal information
Full name	Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson
Date of birth	(1917-10-29)29 October 1917
Place of birth	Falköping, Sweden
Date of death	28 May 1999(1999-05-28) (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)
International career
1941–1949	Sweden	26	(17)
Managerial career
1956–1958	AIK
1958–1964	Sundbybergs IK
1965–1966	AIK
1969–1971	IF Brommapojkarna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's football
	1948 London	Team Competition

Nils Gustav Henry "Garvis" Carlsson (29 October 1917 – 28 May 1999),^[1] was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented AIK, Stade Français, and Atletico Madrid during a club career that spanned between 1939 and 1953. A full international between 1941 and 1949, he won 26 caps for the Sweden national team and was part of the Sweden Olympic team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[2]

He was the father of Björn Carlsson, who also represented AIK in Allsvenskan and played for the Sweden national team.^[3][4]

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carlsson goal.

List of international goals scored by Henry Carlsson^[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	14 September 1941	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	Denmark	1–2	2–2	Friendly	[7]
2	5 October 1941	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	Germany	1–0	4–2	Friendly	[8]
3				3–1
4				4–1
5	28 June 1942	Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	3–0	3–0	Friendly	[9]
6	20 September 1942	Berlin Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Germany	2–2	3–2	Friendly	[10]
7	7 November 1943	Üllöi utca, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	7–2	Friendly	[11]
8	26 August 1945	Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Finland	4–2	7–2	Friendly	[12]
9	30 September 1945	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	Denmark	2–1	4–1	Friendly	[13]
10	21 October 1945	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	Norway	4–0	10–0	Friendly	[14]
11				6–0
12	5 August 1948	Selhurst Park, London, England	South Korea	5–0	12–0	1948 Summer Olympics	[15]
13				7–0
14				11–0
15	10 August 1948	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Denmark	1–1	4–2	1948 Summer Olympics	[16]
16				4–1
17	13 May 1949	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	England	1–0	3–1	Friendly	[17]

Atletico Madrid

• La Liga: 1949–50,^[3] 1950–51^[3]
• Copa Eva Duarte: 1951 (Predecessor to the Supercopa de España)^[18]

Sweden

• Summer Olympics: 1948^[3]

Individual

• Stor Grabb: 1943^[19]

• 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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