Nils Liedholm

Also known as Nils Erik Liedholm

Swedish footballer and manager (1922-2007)

Key facts

1992: Hellas Verona
1997: Roma
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)
Position: Attacking midfielder
1938 1942: Valdemarsvik
Years: Team
1942 1946: Sleipner
1946 1949: Norrköping
1949 1961: Milan
1947 1958: Sweden
1963 1966: AC Milan
1966 1968: Verona
1968 1969: Monza

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Part of: Gre-No-Li
Given name: Nils
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Valdemarsvik
Place of death: Cuccaro Monferrato
Languages spoken: Italian
Participant in: 1958 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Sweden men's national football team
Position played: midfielder
Country for sport: Sweden
Image: Nils Liedholm-1959.jpg
Height: 183
Residence: Cuccaro Monferrato

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Commons category: Nils Liedholm
date of birth: 1922-10-08
date of death: 2007-11-05
pseudonym: Il Barone (el baró)
coach of sports team: AC Milan
end of work period: 1961-00-00
start of work period: 1942-00-00

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals

The AC Milan squad for the 1957–58 season; from left to right, standing: Reina, Galli, Fontana, Soldan, Lorenzo Buffon, Nils Liedholm, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Radice, Bean; crouched: Beraldo, Grillo, Mariani, Cesare Maldini, Bergamaschi, Zannier, Francesco Zagatti, Cucchiaroni Nils Erik Liedholm ( pronounced [ˈnɪlːs ˈlîːdhɔlm]; 8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007) 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 AC Milan and the Sweden national team, with which he achieved notable success throughout his career.

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