Henry Carlsson

Henry Carlsson

Henry Carlsson and son (c. 1945)
Personal information
Full name	Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson
Date of birth	(1917-10-29)29 October 1917
Place of birth	Falköping
Date of death	28 May 1999(1999-05-28) (aged 81)
Place of death	Sweden
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Center forward
Youth career
	IK Göta (Falköping)
1930–1939	Falköping GIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1939–1948	AIK	192	(97)
1948–1949	Stade Français	7	(7)
1949–1953	Atlético Madrid	87	(31)
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. † Appearances (Goals).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Sweden
Men's football
Gold	1948 London	Team Competition

Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson (29 October 1917 – 28 May 1999),^[1] usually called Henry "Garvis" Carlsson, was a Swedish footballer.

Championships

•  Sweden:
  • Summer Olympics: 1948.
• Atlético Madrid:
  • Spanish Champions: 1950, 1951.

References

• Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7. 
• Profile at AIK
• BDF Profile
• Henry Carlsson at the Internet Movie Database

Sweden 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