.png) Erik Nilsson in May 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Erik Henry Sixten Nilsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Limhamn, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 September 1995 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Höllviken, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –1933 | Limhamns IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1953 | Malmö FF | 326 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1952 | Sweden | 57 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Erik Henry Sixten Nilsson (6 August 1916 – 9 September 1995) was a Swedish footballer who played as a left back. Nilsson played his youth days with Limhamns IF, before he moved in 1934 to Allsvenskan club Malmö FF, where he played until 1953. There he won five league titles and five Swedish Cups. During his playing days he rejected an offer from A.C. Milan.