Career
He is the father of Swedish national handball player Oscar Carlén and Swedish national football player Hilda Carlén. Along with, among others, Magnus Wislander, Staffan Olsson, Erik Hajas och Björn Jilsén, Carlén was a key player in Bengt Johansson"s successful national team during the 1980s and 1990s. Usually Carlén played line player.
During his national career he played 329 games (1032 goals).
Ona club level he represented IK Heim, Ystads IF, Bachelor of Medicine Granollers and Atlético Madrid Bachelor of Medicine. Player clubs
IFK Skoghall
Hong Kong Drott
IF Hellton
IK Heim
Himachal Pradesh Warta
Bachelor of Medicine Granollers
Atlético Madrid Bachelor of Medicine
Ystads IF High Frequency
Coaching clubs
Turn- und Sportverein Saint Otmar Saint Gallen, 2006–2007
Hong Kong Malmö, 2007–2008
SG Flensburg-Handewitt, 2008–2010
Herpes simplex virus Hamburg, 2011
Caps/Goals: 329/1032 mål (1982–1996)
3rd place in the 1993 and 1995 World championships
Participated in four Summer Olympics: Los Angeles (1984), Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996).