Nils Liedholm
'Il Barone', the Swedish coach who brought Roma the 1983 title.
Nils Liedholm (1922-2007) was a Swedish player and coach, known in Italy as 'Il Barone'. As a player he formed the Gre-No-Li trio with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl at AC Milan.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Nils Erik Liedholm
- Born
- 8 October 1922
- Birthplace
- Valdemarsvik, Sweden
- Died
- 5 November 2007
- Place of death
- Cuccaro Monferrato, Italy
- Height
- 1.85 m / 6 ft 1 in
- Position
- Attacking midfielder
- Total caps
- 467
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Background
After winning Milan's tenth league title in 1979, he took over at Roma. With players such as Falcao and Bruno Conti he won the club's second ever league title in 1983, using zonal marking, which was unusual in Italy at the time. A year later his side lost the European Cup final to Liverpool on penalties.
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