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{{Short description|Swedish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Henry Carlsson
| image = Garvis Carlsson.jpg
| caption = Henry Carlsson and his son Björn (c. 1945)
| fullname = Nils Gustav Henry Carlsson
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|10|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Falköping]], Sweden
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|5|28|1917|10|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Solna]], Sweden
| height = {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Center forward]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthyears2 = 1930–1939
| youthclubs1 = IK Göta (Falköping)
| youthclubs2 = [[Falköping GIS]]
| years1 = 1939–1948
| years2 = 1948–1949
| years3 = 1949
| years4 = 1949–1953
| clubs1 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| clubs2 = [[Stade Français (football)|Stade Français]]
| clubs3 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| clubs4 = [[Atlético Madrid]]
| caps1 = 181
| goals1 = 93
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 7
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 4
| caps4 = 87
| goals4 = 31
| nationalyears1 = 1941–1949
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps1 = 26
| nationalgoals1 = 17
| manageryears1 = 1956–1958
| manageryears2 = 1958–1964
| manageryears3 = 1965–1966
| manageryears4 = 1969–1971
| managerclubs1 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Sundbybergs IK]]
| managerclubs3 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| managerclubs4 = [[IF Brommapojkarna]]
| totalcaps = 286
| totalgoals = 135
}}
{{MedalTop}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalGold  | [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalBottom}}
'''Nils Gustav Henry "Garvis" Carlsson''' (29 October 1917 – 28 May 1999),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/henry-carlsson-1.html |title=Henry Carlsson Bio, Stats, and Results &#124; Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=23 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103071630/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/henry-carlsson-1.html |archive-date=3 November 2014  }} Profile at Sports Reference</ref> was a Swedish professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He represented [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]], [[Stade Français (association football)|Stade Français]], and [[Atlético Madrid|Atletico Madrid]] during a club career that spanned between 1939 and 1953. A full international between 1941 and 1949, he won 26 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]] and was part of the Sweden Olympic team that won the gold medal at the [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27213 |title=Henry Carlsson |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He was the father of [[Björn Carlsson (footballer, born 1942)|Björn Carlsson]], who also represented [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] in [[Allsvenskan]] and played for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=500 AIK:are - Henry Carlsson|url=https://www.aik.se/sektioner/fotboll/historik/500aikare/henrcarl.html|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.aik.se}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=500 AIK:are - Björn Carlsson|url=https://www.aik.se/sektioner/fotboll/historik/500aikare/bjorcarl.html|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.aik.se}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henry Carlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/henry-carlsson/a6c91d50-cc7e-4468-bb52-148b2b15e37c/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}</ref>
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Sweden men's national football team|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
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!26
!17
|}

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carlsson goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Henry Carlsson<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Gunnar Gren - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/gunnar-gren/1861577a-fa4b-447a-979f-53fbbdc61130/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se. |language=sv}}</ref>
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
!Ref.
|-
| align="center" |1
|14 September 1941
|[[Råsunda Stadium|Råsunda]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |2–2
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568127/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
| rowspan="3" |5 October 1941
| rowspan="3" |Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
| rowspan="3" |{{fb|GER}}
| align="center" |1–0
| rowspan="3" align="center" |4–2
| rowspan="3" |Friendly
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Tyskland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-tyskland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568128/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3–1
|-
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |4–1
|-
| align="center" |5
|28 June 1942
|[[Københavns Idrætspark|Parken]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |3–0
| align="center" |3–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568130/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |6
|20 September 1942
|[[Berlin Olympic Stadium]], [[Berlin]], Germany
|{{fb|GER}}
| align="center" |2–2
| align="center" |3–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/tyskland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568131/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |7
|7 November 1943
|Üllöi utca, [[Budapest]], Hungary
|{{fb|HUN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |7–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ungern - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/ungern-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1568138/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |8
|26 August 1945
|[[Gamla Ullevi (1916)|Gamla Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|{{fb|FIN}}
| align="center" |4–2
| align="center" |7–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-finland-landskamper-herr-senior/1568141/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |9
|30 September 1945
|Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
|{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |2–1
| style="text-align:center" |4–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568142/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |10
| rowspan="2" |21 October 1945
| rowspan="2" |Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|NOR}}
| align="center" |4–0
| rowspan="2" align="center" |10–0
| rowspan="2" |Friendly
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-herr-senior/1568144/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |6–0
|-
| align="center" |12
| rowspan="3" |5 August 1948
| rowspan="3" |[[Selhurst Park]], [[London]], England
| rowspan="3" |{{fb|KOR}}
| align="center" |5–0
| rowspan="3" align="center" |12–0
| rowspan="3" |[[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Summer Olympics]]
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Korea - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-korea-landskamper-herr-senior/1568161/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602224642/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-korea-landskamper-herr-senior/1568161/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |7–0
|-
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |11–0
|-
| align="center" |15
| rowspan="2" |10 August 1948
| rowspan="2" |[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], London, England
| rowspan="2" |{{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" |1–1
| rowspan="2" align="center" |4–2
| rowspan="2" |1948 Summer Olympics
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - Danmark - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-danmark-landskamper-herr-senior/1568162/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |4–1
|-
| align="center" |17
|13 May 1949
|Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
|{{fb|ENG}}
| align="center" |1–0
| style="text-align:center" |3–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sverige - England - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-england-landskamper-herr-senior/1568168/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|}

== Honours ==
'''Atletico Madrid'''

* [[La Liga]]: [[1949–50 La Liga|1949–50]],<ref name=":0" /> [[1950–51 La Liga|1950–51]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Copa Eva Duarte]]: 1951 (Predecessor to the [[Supercopa de España]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spansupcuphist.html |title=List of Super Cup Finals |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSF]] |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref>
'''Sweden'''

* [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]: [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]<ref name=":0" />
'''Individual'''
* [[Stor Grabb]]: 1943<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herr/historik-herr/stora-grabbar/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book
| author = Barreaud, Marc | title=Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997) | year=1998 | publisher=L'Harmattan, Paris | isbn=2-7384-6608-7}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222555/http://www.aik.se/fotboll/aikindex.html?%2Ffotboll%2Fhistorik%2F500aikare%2Fhenrcarl.html Profile at AIK]
* {{BDFutbol|10085}}
* {{IMDb name|138091}}

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