Nils Liedholm

Nils Liedholm
	Liedholm with Milan c. 1955
Personal information
Full name	Nils Erik Liedholm
Date of birth	8 October 1922
Place of birth	Valdemarsvik, Sweden
Date of death	5 November 2007 (aged 85)
Place of death	Cuccaro Monferrato, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938–1943	Valdemarsviks IF
1943–1946	IK Sleipner
1946–1949	IFK Norrköping
1949–1961	Milan
National team
1947–1958	Sweden
Teams managed
1961–1963	Milan (assistant coach)
1963–1966	Milan
1966–1968	Verona
1968–1969	Monza
1969–1971	Varese
1971–1973	Fiorentina
1973–1977	A.S. Roma
1977–1979	A.C. Milan
1979–1984	A.S. Roma
1984–1987	A.C. Milan
1987–1989	A.S. Roma
1992	Verona
1996	A.S. Roma
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

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