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Björn Carlsson (footballer, born 1942)

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Björn Carlsson
Personal information
Full name Björn Henry Carlsson
Date of birth (1942-06-07) 7 June 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1954–1959 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1968 AIK 162 (53)
1969–1974 IK Sirius
1974–1976 IFK Falköping
International career
1961–1964 Sweden U21 7 (2)
1965–1966 Sweden B 2 (0)
1963–1966 Sweden 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Björn Henry Carlsson (born 7 June 1942) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a forward. He represented AIK, IK Sirius, and IFK Falköping during a career that spanned between 1960 and 1976. A full international between 1963 and 1966, he won five caps for the Sweden national team.

He is the son of former international footballer Henry "Garvis" Carlsson.

Early life

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Carlsson was born in Solna, but moved to Madrid with his family in 1949 when his father Henry "Garvis" Carlsson signed a professional contract with La Liga club Atletico Madrid.[1] He was an early student at the Scandinavian School in Madrid and spent his spare time playing football on the streets of Madrid.[1] In 1953, Carlsson and his family returned to Solna and he joined AIK's youth academy the following year.[1]

Club career

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Carlsson made his senior debut for AIK on 11 May 1960 in an Allsvenskan game against Djurgårdens IF, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 loss at only 17 years of age.[1] He went on to play 162 league games and score 53 goals for AIK, of which 140 games and 44 goals were in Allsvenskan.[1] Carlsson also played 58 Allsvenskan games for IK Sirius between 1969 and 1974, before retiring at IFK Falköping in 1976.[1]

International career

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Carlsson made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 14 August 1963, in a friendly 0–0 draw with Finland.[2] His fifth and final cap came on 27 June 1966 in a friendly game against Yugoslavia, when he replaced Agne Simonsson at halftime in a 1–1 draw.[3] He also represented the Sweden U21 and B teams during his career.[4]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1963 1 0
1964 0 0
1965 2 0
1966 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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AIK[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "500 AIK:are - Björn Carlsson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Sverige - Jugoslavien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Björn Carlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.