Henry Carlsson

Olympic medal record
Representing Sweden
Men's football

Henry Carlsson
	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
1939–1948	AIK
1948–1949	Stade Français
1949	AIK
1949–1953	Atlético Madrid
Total
International career
1941–1949	Sweden
Managerial career
1956–1958	AIK
1958–1964	Sundbybergs IK
1965–1966	AIK
1969–1971	IF Brommapojkarna
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[5]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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.
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	21 October 1945	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	Norway	6–0	10–0	Friendly	^[14]
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	10 August 1948	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Denmark	4–1	4–2	1948 Summer Olympics	^[16]
17	13 May 1949	Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden	England	1–0	3–1	Friendly	^[17]

Honours

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

^ "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
^ "Henry Carlsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "500 AIK:are - Henry Carlsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "500 AIK:are - Björn Carlsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "Henry Carlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Gunnar Gren - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Sverige - Tyskland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Tyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Ungern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Sverige - Korea - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Sverige - England - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "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