Nils Gustav Henry "Garvis" Carlsson (29 October 1917 – 28 May 1999), was a Swedish professional

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who played as a

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. He represented

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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

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for the Sweden national team and was part of the Sweden Olympic team that won the gold medal at the

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Personal life

He was the father of Björn Carlsson, who also represented

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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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: 1949–50, 1950–51 *

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: 1951 (Predecessor to the

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) Sweden *

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: 1948 Individual * Stor Grabb: 1943

References

Sources

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Profile at AIK
* * 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 of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Stade Français (association football) players Ligue 1 players Sweden international footballers Swedish footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate 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 Association football forwards 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-footy-forward-stub