Axel Nilsson

Axel "Acke" Nilsson (12 November 1904 – 22 April 1978) was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bandy player, best known for representing Hammarby IF and AIK in all three sports.
A full international between 1930 and 1937, he won eight caps for the Sweden national football team. He also competed for the Sweden national ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
==Athletic career==
===Ice hockey===
In 1927, Nilsson made his debut for Hammarby IF in Elitserien, the domestic top tier, getting known as a physical defenceman.
He moved to AIK in 1931. Nilsson won three Swedish championships – in 1934, 1935 and 1938 – with the club.
Nilsson played 11 international games for Sweden, and represented his country at three major tournaments: the 1936 Winter Olympics, 1937 World Championships and 1938 World Championships.
He ended his ice hockey career with IFK Stockholm, playing five seasons in the lower divisions, before retiring in 1945.
==References==
==External links==
*Sweden stats at Eu-Football
Category:1904 births
Category:1978 deaths
Category:Ice hockey people from Stockholm
Category:Allsvenskan players
Category:Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008) players
Category:AIK IF players
Category:Swedish ice hockey players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Category:IFK Stockholm Ishockey players