Erik Nilsson

Erik Nilsson

Erik Nilsson in May 1952
Personal information
Full name	Erik Henry Sixten Nilsson
Date of birth	(1916-08-06)6 August 1916
Place of birth	Limhamn, Sweden
Date of death	9 September 1995(1995-09-09) (aged 79)
Place of death	Höllviken, Sweden
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
0000–1933	Limhamns IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1953	Malmö FF	326	(2)
International career
1938–1952	Sweden	57	(0)
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1948 London 1952 Helsinki FIFA World Cup 1950 Brazil
*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.