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Nils Erik "Dubbel-Nisse" Nilsson (8 March 1936 – 24 June 2017[1]) was a Swedish ice hockey 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. 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.[2][3][4]

Nils Nilsson
Nils Nilsson during the early 1960s
Born	(1936-03-08)8 March 1936 Forshaga, Sweden
Died	24 June 2017(2017-06-24) (aged 81)
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Ice hockey career Position Centre Played for Forshaga IF IK Göta Leksands IF National team  Sweden Playing career 1952–1969 Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1964 Innsbruck Team World Championships 1957 Moscow Team 1958 Oslo Team 1962 Colorado Springs/Denver Team 1963 Stockholm Team 1965 Tampere Team 1967 Vienna Team Association football career Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) Karlstad BK IK Göta 1959 Djurgårdens IF 2 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 award in 1967 for sportsmanlike behavior, and was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1967.[2]

Nilsson also played football with Djurgårdens IF, 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, a Swedish manufacturer of sporting equipment.[2]

Career statistics

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1957	Sweden	WC		7	10	6	16	—
1958	Sweden	WC		7	7	0	7	2
1960	Sweden	OLY		7	7	5	12	4
1962	Sweden	WC		7	11	6	17	—
1963	Sweden	WC		6	6	1	7	—
1964	Sweden	OLY		7	5	0	5	—
1965	Sweden	WC		7	4	3	7	—
1966	Sweden	WC		7	3	0	3	0
1967	Sweden	WC		7	2	3	5	2
Senior totals				62	55	24	79	—

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com

Preceded by Gert Blomé	Golden Puck 1966	Succeeded by Bert-Ola Nordlander

На других языках

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- [en] Nils Nilsson (ice hockey)

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[fr] Nils Nilsson

Nils Erik Nilsson, dit Dubbel-Nisse, né le 8 mars 1936 à Karlstad en Suède et mort le 24 juin 2017[1], est un joueur professionnel suédois de hockey sur glace qui évoluait en position d'ailier[2].

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[it] Nisse Nilsson

Nils Erik "Nisse" Nilsson (Forshaga, 8 marzo 1936 – Karlstad, 24 giugno 2017) è stato un hockeista su ghiaccio svedese.

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[ru] Нильссон, Нильс

Нильс Эрик Ни́льссон (швед. Nils Erik Nilsson; 8 марта 1936, Форсхага — 24 июня 2017, Карлстад) — шведский хоккеист, центральный нападающий. Выступал в период 1952—1969 годов, известен прежде всего как игрок хоккейного клуба «Лександ» и национальной сборной Швеции. Двукратный чемпион мира и Европы, серебряный призёр зимних Олимпийских игр в Инсбруке, член Зала славы ИИХФ (2002). Также был довольно успешным футболистом, чемпион Швеции по футболу в составе команды «Юргорден».

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