Nils Gustav Henry "Garvis" Carlsson (29 October 1917 – 28 May 1999), was a Swedish professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward. He represented
AIK,
Stade Français
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, and
Atletico Madrid during a club career that spanned between 1939 and 1953. A full international between 1941 and 1949, he won 26
caps
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for the
Sweden national team and was part of the Sweden Olympic team that won the gold medal at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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.
Personal life
He was the father of
Björn Carlsson, who also represented
AIK in
Allsvenskan
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Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
and played for the
Sweden national team.
Career statistics
International
: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carlsson goal.''
Honours
Atletico Madrid
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La Liga
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:
1949–50,
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Copa Eva Duarte
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History
In September 1940, a match with this format had the n ...
: 1951 (Predecessor to the
Supercopa de España
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)
Sweden
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Summer Olympics
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:
1948
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Individual
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Stor Grabb: 1943
References
Sources
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Profile at AIK*
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1917 births
1999 deaths
Swedish football managers
AIK Fotboll managers
AIK Fotboll players
Atlético Madrid footballers
Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Allsvenskan players
La Liga players
Olympic footballers for Sweden
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Stade Français (association football) players
Ligue 1 players
Sweden men's international footballers
Swedish men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
IF Brommapojkarna managers
Olympic medalists in football
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men's association football forwards
20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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