Career
He played professionally in both Sweden and the United States. He also earned twenty caps, scoring nineteen goals, with the Swedish national team He became the club"s first big star.
He emigrated to United States of America in 1922 where he played in for the New York Vikings in the New York State League.
In 1924, he signed with Indiana Flooring in the American Soccer League. In 1927, he joined the Vikings on a tour of Scandinavia.
When he returned to the United States, he found that his team had been sold to Charles Stoneham and renamed the New York Nationals. In 1930, Stoneham renamed the team the New York Giants.
Carlsson left the Giants and the Advanced Systems Limited following the 1931 fall season.
He returned to Sweden in 1936 where he stayed until he died in 1952. Carlsson earned twenty caps, scoring nineteen goals, for Sweden. In 1920, he played for the Swedish soccer team at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He led the team in scoring with nine goals.
