young talent. Moreover, he made use of innovative coaching techniques, which involved winning back the ball without resorting to committing fouls. During his time at Roma, he used a fluid formation which resembled a 1–3–3–3, which made use of an offensive sweeper who was expected to advance into midfield and start attacking plays, and which did not use a genuine centre-forward. Other sports He also was a bandy player in Valdemarsvik and the district team of Östergötland when he was young. In 2003, he was appointed honorary chairman of the Italian Bandy Federation. Later life and death Liedholm was married to Maria Lucia "Nina" Gabotto di San Giovanni, a countess who could trace her ancestry back to the 900s. After leaving the game of football (but still living in Italy), Liedholm ran a vineyard together with his son Carlo. He died on 5 November 2007 in his home in Cuccaro Monferrato, Province of Alessandria. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Liedholm goal. Honours Player IFK Norrköping Allsvenskan: 1946–47, 1947–48 Milan Serie A: 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59 Latin Cup: 1950–51, 1955–56 European Cup runner-up: 1957–58 Sweden Summer Olympics gold medal winner: 1948 FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1958 Manager Varese Serie B: 1969–70 Milan Serie A: 1978–79 Roma Serie A: 1982–83 Coppa Italia: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84 European Cup runner-up: 1983–84 Individual Seminatore d'Oro: 1974–75, 1983 A.C. Milan Hall of Fame Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2016 References External links Obituary in The Times, 7 November 2007 Greatest Swedish Players Golden Great: Nils Liedholm Liedholm's Career at RSSSF.com Liedholm Winery Official Website Champion, gentleman, friend 1922 births 2007 deaths Swedish footballers Olympic footballers of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swedish football managers Sweden international footballers IFK Norrköping players A.C. Milan players Serie A players ACF Fiorentina managers Hellas Verona F.C. managers A.C. Milan managers A.S. Roma managers Serie A managers Expatriate football managers in Italy Allsvenskan players 1958 FIFA World Cup players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Olympic medalists in football Swedish expatriate football managers Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders Bandy executives Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy A.C. Monza managers People from Valdemarsvik Municipality Footballers from Östergötland County