Gunnar Nordahl (October 19, 1921 - September 15, 1995) was a Swedish football player, best known for his play in AC Milan 1949-1956. October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club. ...

Nordahl started out at Degerfors in Sweden before moving to IFK Norrköping. He won four Swedish championships with Norrkoping and once scored seven goals in one game. Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. ... This article is about the football section, for other sections of IFK Norrköping, see IFK Norrköping (disambiguation). ...

Nordahl was first called-up to the Swedish national team in 1945. In 1948, he helped Sweden to win the Olympic football tournament, becoming the tournament's top scorer on the way. First international Sweden 11 - 3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) Largest win Sweden 12 - 0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) Worst defeat England Amateur 12 - 1 Sweden (London, England; 20 October 1908) European Championship Appearances 3 (First in 1992) Best result Semi-finals, 1992 The Sweden national football... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. ...

During his time in Swedish clubs, Nordahl scored 149 goals in 172. He transferred to AC Milan on January 22, 1949. Later, he would team up with his national team strike partners, Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm to form the renowned Gre-No-Li trio. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Gunnar Gren (October 31, 1920 - November 1, 1991) was a famous Swedish footballer and part of the famous Gre-No-Li trio. ... Nils Liedholm (born October 8, 1922 in Valdemarsvik) was a Swedish footballer, famous for being part of Swedens Gre-No-Li trio with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl. ... Gre-No-Li is a contraction of the names of three Swedish footballers: Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. ...

Nordahl's transfer to Milan forced him to retire from the national team, as the rules at the time prevented professionals from the Swedish national team. In his 30 matches in the national team, he scored a total of 44 goals, or about 1.5 goals per game. In his eight seasons with AC Milan, he was Serie A's top-scorer five times. After leaving Milan, Nordahl played for Roma for two seasons. Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is an Italian football club and the major in Rome and in central part of Italy. ...

Nordahl is AC Milan's all-time top-scorer, with 210 league goals. He is still the second-highest Serie A goalscorer of all time, with 225 goals in 291 matches. Only Silvio Piola has scored more goals in that division. Silvio Piola (September 29, 1913 in Robbio Lomellina, Italy - October 4, 1996 in Gattinara, Italy) was an Italian footballer whose career lasted from 1929 until 1954. ...

Nordahl still holds the record for most goals in a season in Italy, with 35 goals 1949-1950.

Thomas Nordahl, who is Gunnar's son, is a member of 1970 World Cup squad.

Trophies

• 2 x Italian Title
• 4 x Swedish Title
• 1 x Swedish Cup
• 2 x Coppa Latina
• 1 x Olympic Gold Medal
• 1 x Olympic Games Top Scorer
• 5 x Italian League Top Scorer
• 4 x Swedish League Top Scorer