Nils Liedholm
Swedish footballer and manager (1922–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nils Erik Liedholm (pronounced [ˈnɪlːs ˈlîːdhɔlm]; 8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007)[2][3] was a Swedish football midfielder and coach. Il Barone (The Baron), as he is affectionately known in Italy, was renowned for being part of the Swedish "Gre-No-Li" trio of strikers along with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl at A.C. Milan and the Sweden national team, with which he achieved notable success throughout his career.
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Full name | Nils Erik Liedholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1922-10-08)8 October 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Valdemarsvik, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 November 2007(2007-11-05) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Cuccaro Monferrato, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1938–1942 | Valdemarsviks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1942–1946 | Sleipner | 60 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1949 | Norrköping | 48 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1949–1961 | AC Milan | 359 | (81) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 467 | (127) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1947–1958 | Sweden | 23 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1961–1963 | AC Milan (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1963–1966 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1968 | Verona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1969 | Monza | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1969–1971 | Varese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1973 | Fiorentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1977 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1984 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1987 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Verona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Liedholm was an intelligent and technically gifted offensive playmaker who was renowned for his range of passing and his elegant style of play; he is regarded as one of Milan's and Sweden's greatest ever players,[4][5] and considered one of the best players of the post-war era.[6] At the end of the 20th century, Liedholm was voted the best Swedish player of the millennium by the readers of Sweden's largest newspaper, Aftonbladet.
As a coach, he was in charge of several teams in Italy, managing for nearly four decades, and was known for using a zonal marking system; he is regarded as one of the most successful managers in Italian football history.[7]