Nils Liedholm

**Nils Erik Liedholm** (8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007) was a Swedish football player and manager. He played for AC Milan and the Sweden national team. He managed AC Milan, Roma, and Hellas Verona.

### Milan

|rowspan="2" width="100"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="2"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=12|**Milan**||1949–1950|37|18|-|-|-|-|-|-|37|18|
||1950–1951|31|13|-|-|-|-|2|0|33|13|||
||1951–1952|38|9|-|-|-|-|-|-|38|9|||
||1952–1953|30|6|-|-|-|-|2|1|32|7|||
||1953–1954|31|10|-|-|-|-|-|-|31|10|||
||1954–1955|28|6|-|-|-|-|1|1|29|7|||
||1955–1956|31|1|-|-|6|0|2|0|39|1|||
||1956–1957|26|4|-|-|-|-|2|1|28|5|||
||1957–1958|24|7|-|-|8|2|-|-|32|9|||
||1958–1959|30|1|2|1|-|-|-|-|32|2|||
||1959–1960|28|3|-|-|4|0|3|2|35|5|||
||1960–1961|25|3|1|-|-|-|2|-|28|3|||

_*European competitions include the UEFA Champions League_

_*Other competitions include the Latin Cup & Amicizia Cup_

#### Club

- IFK Norrköping
- Allsvenskan: 1946–47, 1947–48

- Milan
- Serie A: 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59
- Latin Cup: 1950–51, 1955–56
- European Cup runner-up: 1957–58

#### International

- Sweden
- Summer Olympics gold medal winner: 1948
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1958

### Manager

- Varese
- Serie B: 1969–70

- Milan
- Serie A: 1978–79

- Roma
- Serie A: 1982–83
- Coppa Italia: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84
- European Cup runner-up: 1983–84

### Individual

- Seminatore d'Oro: 1974–75, 1983
- A.C. Milan Hall of Fame
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2016

## Other websites

- Obituary in _The Times_, 7 November 2007
- Greatest Swedish Players
- Golden Great: Nils Liedholm
- Liedholm's Career at RSSSF.com
- Liedholm Winery Official Website
- Champion, gentleman, friend

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Nils Liedholm
- **fullname**: Nils Erik Liedholm
- **image**: LiedholmMilan.jpg
- **caption**: Liedholm with A.C. Milan, Milan c. 1955
- **birth place**: Valdemarsvik, Sweden
- **death place**: Cuccaro Monferrato, Italy
- **position**: Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, Attacking midfielder
- **years1**: 1938–1943
- **clubs1**: Valdemarsviks IF
- **years2**: 1943–1946
- **clubs2**: IK Sleipner
- **caps2**: 60
- **goals2**: 24
- **years3**: 1946–1949
- **clubs3**: IFK Norrköping
- **caps3**: 48
- **goals3**: 22
- **years4**: 1949–1961
- **clubs4**: A.C. Milan, Milan
- **caps4**: 359
- **goals4**: 81
- **nationalyears1**: 1947–1958
- **nationalteam1**: Sweden national football team, Sweden
- **nationalcaps1**: 23
- **nationalgoals1**: 12
- **manageryears1**: 1961–1963
- **managerclubs1**: A.C. Milan, Milan (assistant coach)
- **manageryears2**: 1963–1966
- **managerclubs2**: A.C. Milan, Milan
- **manageryears3**: 1966–1968
- **managerclubs3**: Hellas Verona F.C., Verona
- **manageryears4**: 1968–1969
- **managerclubs4**: A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, Monza
- **manageryears5**: 1969–1971
- **managerclubs5**: A.S. Varese 1910, Varese
- **manageryears6**: 1971–1973
- **managerclubs6**: ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina
- **manageryears7**: 1973–1977
- **managerclubs7**: A.S. Roma
- **manageryears8**: 1977–1979
- **managerclubs8**: A.C. Milan
- **manageryears9**: 1979–1984
- **managerclubs9**: A.S. Roma
- **manageryears10**: 1984–1987
- **managerclubs10**: A.C. Milan
- **manageryears11**: 1987–1989
- **managerclubs11**: A.S. Roma
- **manageryears12**: 1992
- **managerclubs12**: Hellas Verona F.C., Verona
- **manageryears13**: 1996
- **managerclubs13**: A.S. Roma