Nils Liedholm - Goals in International Matches


The outstanding Swedish player scored 12 international goals in 23 matches for his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Together with Gunnar Gren and Gunnar Nordahl he formed the famous Gre-No-Li striking trio of both Sweden and Milan.
Born:    8-10-1922
Died:    5-11-2007
Country:  Sweden
Caps:   23      (W18-D1-L4 - GF82-GA33 - %80.43)
Goals:  12      (% 0.52 per match)
Age First Cap:   24 yr 250 d    15- 6-1947 vs. Denmark 4-1
Age Last Cap:    35 yr 264 d    29- 6-1958 vs. Brazil 2-5
National Team Career:  11 yr  14 d

Cap  Goals     Date     Venue           Opponent       Score     Competition

 1    1  1    15- 6-47  København       Denmark         4-1     Nordic Champ.
 2       1    26- 6-47  Stockholm       Denmark         6-1
 3       1    28- 6-47  Helsinki        Norway          5-1
 4    2  3    24- 8-47  Borås           Finland         7-0     Nordic Champ.
 5    1  4    14- 9-47  Stockholm       Poland          5-4
 6    1  5     5-10-47  Stockholm       Norway          4-1     Nordic Champ.
 7       5    19-11-47  London          England         2-4
 8       5     9- 6-48  Amsterdam       Netherlands     0-1
 9    1  6    11- 7-48  Stockholm       Austria         3-2
10       6     2- 8-48  London          Austria         3-0     Olympic Games
11    2  8     5- 8-48  London          Korea          12-0     Olympic Games
12       8    10- 8-48  London          Denmark         4-2     Olympic Games
13       8    13- 8-48  London          Yugoslavia      3-1     Olympic Games
14       8    19- 9-48  Oslo            Norway          5-3     Nordic Champ.
15    1  9    10-10-48  Stockholm       Denmark         1-0     Nordic Champ.
16       9    14-11-48  Wien            Austria         1-2
17    1 10     2- 6-49  Stockholm       Ireland         3-1
18      10    19- 6-49  Stockholm       Hungary         2-2
19    1 11     8- 6-58  Stockholm       Mexico          3-0     World Cup
20      11    12- 6-58  Stockholm       Hungary         2-1     World Cup
21      11    19- 6-58  Stockholm       Soviet Union    2-0     World Cup
22      11    24- 6-58  Stockholm       West Germany    3-1     World Cup
23    1 12    29- 6-58  Stockholm       Brazil          2-5     World Cup


Total Record

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
    23    18    1    4   82-  33      37       80.43

12 Goals in 23 Matches (% 0.52 per match)


Types of Goals
Friendlies               3
Nordic Championship      5
Olympic Games            2
World Cup                2

Total goals:            12
  

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