How tall is Nils Liedholm?

Nils Liedholm's listed height was 183 cm (6'0"). He was taller than about 88% of men in Sweden.

Where 183 cm sits among men in Sweden

Taller than about 88% of men in Sweden born in 1922 (average 174.9 cm).

Liedholm next to his teammates

Gunnar Nordahl is 3 cm shorter than Nils Liedholm (180 cm), teammate at AC Milan from 1949 to 1956.

About Nils Liedholm

Nils Liedholm was a Swedish professional football player and coach, born on 8 October 1922 in Valdemarsvik. He was known in Italy as Il Barone, the Baron. He was an offensive playmaker, noted for his range of passing and his elegant style of play.

Liedholm was part of the Swedish Gre-No-Li trio of strikers, with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl, at AC Milan and the Sweden national team, and had notable success with both. Readers of Aftonbladet, Sweden's largest newspaper, voted him the best Swedish player of the millennium at the end of the 20th century. As a coach he led several teams in Italy over nearly four decades and was known for using a zonal marking system. He is regarded as one of the most successful managers in Italian football history. He died on 5 November 2007.

Liedholm stood a listed 183 cm (6'0"). He was 3 cm taller than Gunnar Nordahl, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), his teammate at AC Milan from 1949 to 1956.

Frequently asked

How tall is Nils Liedholm in feet and inches? Nils Liedholm was 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.

How tall is Nils Liedholm compared to Gunnar Nordahl? Gunnar Nordahl is 3 cm shorter than Nils Liedholm: 180 cm (5'11") vs 183 cm (6'0").

Is Nils Liedholm tall for men in Sweden? At 183 cm he was taller than about 88% of men in Sweden born in 1922, whose average height is 174.9 cm.

Sources

• Nils Liedholm on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Nils Liedholm on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 183 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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