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Nils Erik Nilsson

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Swedish ice hockey player (1936-2017)

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Nils Erik "Dubbel-Nisse" Nilsson 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.

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Djurgårdens IF Fotboll1959-1959
Leksands IF
Karlstad BK
IK Göta Ishockey

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Nils Erik "Dubbel-Nisse" Nilsson 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.

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Sweden
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Status
deceased
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Lived 1936 to 2017 · aged 81
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