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Nils Liedholm
Nils Erik Liedholm was a Swedish professional football player and coach. Il Barone, 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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sports · Swedish footballer and manager (1922–2007) · association football player · association football coach · bandy player · also Nils Liedholm, Nils Erik Liedholm, Liedholm
Born 8 October 1922 · Died 5 November 2007 · Q312633
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2026· 1 entry
2018· 1 entry
The Daily Telegraph: Nils Liedholm
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2016· 1 entry
Won: Italian Football Hall of Fame with AC Milan Hall of Fame (2016).
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2007· 4 entries
Los Angeles Times: Nils Liedholm, 85; Swedish soccer star, title-winning coach in Italy
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The Taipei Times: AC Milan's Swedish soccer legend Nils Liedholm dies at 85
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Expressen: Nils Liedholm död
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Died 2007-11-05.
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2003· 1 entry
Was appointed honorary chairman of the Italian Bandy Federation
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1984· 2 entries
Runner-up: European Cup with Roma (1983–84).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Roma (1983–84).
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1983· 3 entries
Won: Serie A with Roma (1982–83).
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Won award: Seminatore d'Oro (1983).
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Using the zonal marking system, which was unusual in Italy at the time
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1981· 1 entry
Won: Coppa Italia with Roma (1980–81).
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1980· 1 entry
Won: Coppa Italia with Roma (1979–80).
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1979· 2 entries
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1978–79).
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Before moving on to become the manager of Roma
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1975· 1 entry
Won award: Seminatore d'Oro (1974–75).
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1970· 1 entry
Won: Serie B with Varese (1969–70).
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1959· 2 entries
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1958–59).
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Won award: Serie A Team of The Year (1959).
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1958· 2 entries
Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with Sweden (1958).
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Runner-up: European Cup with AC Milan (1957–58).
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1957· 1 entry
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1956–57).
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1956· 2 entries
Won award: Serie A Team of The Year (1956).
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Won: Latin Cup with AC Milan (1956).
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1955· 2 entries
Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1954–55).
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Won award: Serie A Team of The Year (1955).
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1951· 4 entries
Won: Latin Cup with AC Milan (1951).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1950–51).
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And 1956 and was captain of AC Milan in the 1958 European Cup Final against Real Madrid, losing 3–2 (after extra time)
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Liedholm won the first of his four scudetto titles
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1949· 1 entry
Played for AC Milan (1949–1961) — 359 appearances, 81 goals.
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1948· 2 entries
Won: Summer Olympic gold medalist with Sweden (1948).
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Won: Allsvenskan with Norrköping (1947–48).
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1947· 2 entries
Won: Allsvenskan with Norrköping (1946–47).
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Played for Sweden men's national football team (1947–1958) — 23 appearances, 12 goals.
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1946· 1 entry
Played for IFK Norrköping FK (1946–1949) — 48 appearances, 22 goals.
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1943· 1 entry
Played for IK Sleipner (1943–1946) — 60 appearances, 24 goals.
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1942· 1 entry
Joined Sleipner and in 1946 moved to Norrköping, a bigger Swedish club with whom he won two Swedish league titles
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1938· 1 entry
Played for Valdemarsviks IF (1938–1943).
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1922· 1 entry
Born 1922-10-08.
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