Ingvar Åke "Putte" Carlsson (born 16 September 1942[1]) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player and head coach.
| Born | (1942-09-16) 16 September 1942 (age 81) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Played for | IFK Lidingö | ||
Carlsson played ice hockey for IFK Lidingö in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] After his active career he took up coaching.[3] As an assistant coach, he worked with Leif Boork and managed to lead Djurgården to the Le Mat-trophy in 1983.[4] He became head coach for Djurgården during the 1987–88 season along with assistant coach Lasse Falk.[5] The team became league champions, but was beaten by AIK in the quarterfinals.[6] Carlsson most commonly used tactic was the Neutral zone trap, also known as『1–3–1』in Sweden.[4] After his coaching career, Carlsson became Djurgården's general manager[7] until he became general manager in Djurgården's football department in 2000.[8] He kept his position as general manager until the beginning of 2003.[9]
Carlsson played bandy with Djurgårdens IF Bandy in the 1962 and 1963 seasons.[10]
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