Henry Carlsson

Swedish footballer and manager

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]

## Personal life[edit]

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

## Career statistics[edit]

### International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5] National team  | Year  | Apps  | Goals

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Sweden | 1941  | 3  | 4
1942  | 4  | 2
1943  | 3  | 1
1944  | 0  | 0
1945  | 4  | 4
1946  | 1  | 0
1947  | 0  | 0
1948  | 9  | 5
1949  | 2  | 1
Total  | 26  | 17

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.

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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]

## Honours[edit]

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]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Henry Carlsson Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014. Profile at Sports Reference
2. ^ "Henry Carlsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. ^ a b c d "500 AIK:are - Henry Carlsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
4. ^ "500 AIK:are - Björn Carlsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
5. ^ "Henry Carlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
6. ^ "Gunnar Gren - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
7. ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
8. ^ "Sverige - Tyskland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
9. ^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
10. ^ "Tyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
11. ^ "Ungern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
12. ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
13. ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
14. ^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
15. ^ "Sverige - Korea - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
16. ^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
17. ^ "Sverige - England - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
18. ^ "List of Super Cup Finals". RSSF. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
19. ^ "Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 February 2021.

## Sources[edit]

* 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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Sweden football squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists

* GK Lindberg
* GK Svensson
* DF Emanuelsson
* DF Leander
* DF E. Nilsson
* DF K. Nordahl
* MF Andersson
* MF B. Nordahl
* MF Rosén
* MF Rosengren (c)
* FW Bengtsson
* FW Carlsson
* FW Gren
* FW Jönsson
* FW Liedholm
* FW S. Nilsson
* FW G. Nordahl
* FW Nyström
* Coach: Raynor

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Swedish Football Hall of Fame inductees

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* Bergmark
* Edström
* Gustafsson
* Johanson
* Jonasson
* Kock
* E. Nilsson
* T. Nilsson
* G. Nordahl
* Rydell
* Sundhage

2004|

* Börjesson
* Gren
* Lindberg
* Nordqvist
* Persson

2005|

* F. Johansson
* Larsson
* Liedholm
* K. Svensson

2006|

* Börjesson
* Hamrin
* Raynor
* Skoglund

2007|

* Ekroth
* Hysén
* L. Johansson

2008|

* Carlson
* Kindvall
* Simonsson

2009|

* G. Andersson
* Carrick
* Jeppson

2010|

* Brolin
* Friberg
* B. Nordahl
* Rosengren

2011|

* Bernmar
* Hellström
* Videkull

2012|

* Carlsson
* Magnusson
* Ravelli

2013|

* Lundahl
* Selmosson
* T. Svensson

2014|

* Å. Johansson
* Pettersson
* Thern

2015|

* P. Andersson
* Axelsson
* Halldén
* Leidinge
* Linde

2016|

* S. Andersson
* Dahlin
* Kornerup

2017|

* Eriksson
* Holmberg
* Jansson
* Prytz

2018|

* K. Andersson
* K. Nordahl
* S. Svensson

2019|

* Alfredsson
* Moström
* Parling
* Strömberg

2020|

* Hammarbäck
* Larsson
* Ljungberg
* Schwarz
* Torstensson

2021|

* Arnesson
* Gustavsson
* Keller
* Paijkull

2022|

* Gelbord
* Ljungberg
* Rosén
* Sandell
* Svenjeby

2023|

* E. Andersson
* Friberg
* Lindberg
* Lyfors

Henry Carlsson managerial positions

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AIK Fotboll – managers

* Spiksley (1911)
* Humenberger (1930–32)
* Elliott (1932–34)
* Kaufeldt (1934–40)
* Simon (1940–43)
* Simon & Almgren (1943–44)
* Wampetits (1944–48)
* Raynor (1948–51)
* Raynor & Kaufeldt (1951–52)
* Kaufeldt (1952–56)
* Carlsson (1956–58)
* Soo (1958)
* Persson (1959)
* Szendrődi (1960–61)
* Gustafsson (1962–64)
* Carlsson (1965–66)
* Ingevik (1967–68)
* Lindberg (1969–70)
* Lindblom (1971–74)
* Spurgeon (1975)
* Liander (1975)
* Nilsson (1976)
* Nordahl (1977–78)
* Olsson (1978)
* Lindblom (1979)
* Petersson (1979–80)
* Zetterlund (1981–86)
* Nisse Andersson (1987)
* Åbergc (1987)
* Åslund (1988–90)
* Söderberg (1991–93)
* Backe (1994)
* Backe & Hamrén (1995)
* Hamrén (1996–97)
* Baxter (1998–2000)
* Nordin (2001–02)
* Larssonc (2002)
* Uhrin (2002)
* Money (2003–04)
* Englundc (2004)
* Norling (2005–08)
* Stahre (2009–10)
* Wesströmc (2010)
* Miller (2010)
* Alm (2010–16)
* Norling (2016–20)
* Grzelak (2020–22)
* Goitomc (2022)
* Brännström (2022–23)
* Berg (2023–)

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IF Brommapojkarna – managers

* Ström (1954–57)
* Widricks (1957–58)
* Widricks & Sandberg (1959)
* Sandberg (1960–61)
* Kullgren (1962)
* Starkenberg (1963)
* Dahlén (1964)
* Spångberg (1965)
* Lundqvist (1966)
* J. Eriksson (1967–68)
* Carlsson (1969–71)
* Sandberg (1972–78)
* Molander (1979–80)
* Lindblom (1980–81)
* Söderberg (1982–85)
* Lyth (1986–89)
* Hamrén (1990–91)
* Sundblad (1991–93)
* Petersson (1994)
* Lyth (1995–97)
* Pyykölä (1998–99)
* Sundblad (1999)
* Persson (2000–03)
* Grönhagen (2004)
* C. Eriksson (2005–07)
* Bergstrand (2008–10)
* Björknesjö (2010–13)
* Billborn (2014)
* Fannberg (2015)
* Mellberg (2015–17)
* Pimenta (2017–18)
* Björknesjö (2018–19)
* Jonevret (2019)
* Constable (2019–20)
* Mattiasson (2021–22)
* Mellberg (2023–)

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