Nils Liedholm
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Nils Liedholm 🇸🇪

Nils Liedholm
["Footballer", "Manager", "Il Barone"]
Born Oct 08, 1922 🇸🇪 Valdemarsvik, Sweden
Passed Away Nov 05, 2007 Cuccaro Monferrato, Italy
Lifespan 85 years old
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"Football is simple: if you pass the ball accurately to a teammate, the opponent cannot score."

Archival Overview

Swedish playmaker and manager affectionately known in Italy as 'Il Barone', who won four Serie A titles as a player with AC Milan and captained Sweden in the 1958 World Cup final.

Biographical Record

Nils Liedholm was renowned for his extraordinary passing accuracy, positional intelligence, and immaculate sportsmanship—legend has it that when he misplaced his first pass in the San Siro after two years, the crowd gave him a five-minute standing ovation.

As captain of Sweden, he scored the opening goal in the 1958 World Cup final against Pele's Brazil. As a manager, he introduced modern zonal marking to Italian football, leading both AC Milan and AS Roma to historic Serie A Scudetti.

Key Life Milestones

World Cup Final

Captaining Sweden in 1958

Captained Sweden to the World Cup final, scoring the opening goal against Brazil at age 35.

Roma Scudetto

Serie A Title with Roma

Managed AS Roma to only their second Scudetto in club history playing revolutionary zonal tactics.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cimitero di Cuccaro Monferrato
Cuccaro Monferrato, Italy
GPS: 44.9917, 8.4583
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