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.

Career statistics
Milan
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMilan 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  3Total359  81  3  1  18  2  14  5  394  89

*European competitions include the UEFA Champions League

*Other competitions include the Latin Cup & Amicizia Cup

Honours
Player
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

References

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

Category:1922 births
Category:2007 deaths
Category:Swedish footballers
Category:Swedish football managers
Category:A.C. Milan players
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:A.S. Roma managers
Category:A.C. Milan managers