Nils Erik "Dubbel-Nisse" Nilsson (8 March 1936 – 24 June 2017) was a Swedish

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

forward and footballer. Between 1954 and 1967 he played 205 international matches and scored 131 goals, which is the second-best scoring result, behind that of

Sven Tumba Sven Tumba (born ''Sven'' Olof Gunnar Johansson; 28 August 1931 – 1 October 2011) was one of the most prominent Swedish ice hockey players of the 1950s and 1960s. He also represented Sweden in football as well as golf and became Swedish champio ...

. He won the world title in 1957 and 1962, finishing second in 1963 and 1967 and third in 1958 and 1965. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and finished in fourth, fifth and second place, respectively. He was the best forward of the 1960 tournament and was selected to the all-star team at the 1962 World Championships. In 2002, he was inducted into the

International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame The IIHF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame operated by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 1997, and has resided at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto since 1998. Prior to 1997, the IIHF housed exhibits at the Inter ...

. Nilsson won only one national title, in his last season (1969). Yet he was awarded the Guldpucken award in 1966 as the best Swedish player and the

Rinkens riddare The Rinkens riddare (Knight of the rink) is awarded to the most sportsmanlike player of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). It was first awarded in 1962. From 1978-1997, the award was not given out, and it started up again in 1998. Winners

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award in 1967 for sportsmanlike behavior, and was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1967. Nilsson also played football with

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

, IK Göta and Karlstad BK, and won the national title with Djurgården in 1959. After retiring from competitions he worked as a product developer with

Jofa Jofa, originally short for ''Jonssons Fabriker'' (Jonsson's Factories) is a maker of sporting equipment for sports such as ice hockey, bandy, and horseback riding, based in Malung, Sweden. History Niss Oskar Jonsson founded Jofa in 1926. It can ...

, a Swedish manufacturer of sporting equipment.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, Nils Erik 1936 births 2017 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Forshaga IF players IK Göta Ishockey players IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Leksands IF players Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Sweden People from Forshaga Municipality Swedish ice hockey centres Swedish footballers Allsvenskan players IK Göta Fotboll players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Karlstad BK players Association footballers not categorized by position Sportspeople from Värmland County