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.

Nils Liedholm
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Liedholm with Milan c. 1955
Personal information
Full nameNils Erik Liedholm
Date of birth(1922-10-08)8 October 1922
Place of birthValdemarsvik, Sweden
Date of death5 November 2007(2007-11-05) (aged 85)
Place of deathCuccaro Monferrato, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1938–1943Valdemarsviks IF
1943–1946IK Sleipner60(24)
1946–1949IFK Norrköping48(22)
1949–1961Milan359(81)
National team
1947–1958Sweden23(12)
Teams managed
1961–1963Milan (assistant coach)
1963–1966Milan
1966–1968Verona
1968–1969Monza
1969–1971Varese
1971–1973Fiorentina
1973–1977A.S. Roma
1977–1979A.C. Milan
1979–1984A.S. Roma
1984–1987A.C. Milan
1987–1989A.S. Roma
1992Verona
1996A.S. Roma
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Milan

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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
Total 359 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
Milan

International

Sweden

Manager

Varese
Milan
Roma

Individual

Nils Liedholm Media

References

  1. "Italian football Hall of Fame to induct ten new stars". 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

Other websites

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Omero Tognon
Milan captain
1956–1961
Succeeded by
Francesco Zagatti