Nils Liedholm Sports manager

Nils Liedholm (8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007) was a Swedish football midfielder and coach. Il Barone (The Baron), 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 A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team. Liedholm was renowned for his excellent passing ability throughout his career, as well as his vision, control, class, and his elegant style of play. As a coach, he was in charge of several teams in Italy, managing for nearly four decades. At the end of the 20th century Liedholm was voted the best Swedish player of the millennium by the readers of Sweden's largest newspaper, Aftonbladet.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 08, 1922
Birth place	Sweden , Valdemarsvik
Date of death	November 05, 2007
Place of death	Italy , Cuccaro Monferrato
Height (meters)	1.85

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Football manager

club	A.S. Roma ACF Fiorentina Hellas Verona F.C. A.C. Monza Brianza 1912 A.C. Milan A.S. Varese 1910
position	Midfielder
teams	IK Sleipner A.C. Milan Sweden national football team IFK Norrköping Valdemarsviks IF