Gunnar Nordahl
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Nils Gunnar Nordahl (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 19 October 1921 – 15 September 1995)[1] was a Swedish professional footballer. A highly prolific, powerful, and physically strong striker, with an eye for goal, he is best known for his spell at AC Milan from 1949 to 1956, in which he won the scudetto twice, and also the title of pluricapocannoniere, with an unprecedented five top scorer (capocannonieri) awards, more than any other player in the history of the Italian championship.[2]
Nordahl is Milan’s all-time record goalscorer, and he long held the record for most goals for a single club in the history of Italian league, before being surpassed by Francesco Totti in January 2012.[3] He still holds the record for goals per appearance in Italy. He had several nicknames in Italy, whereof the most famous was Il Cannoniere ("The Prime Gunner"). He was also known as Il Pompiere ("The Fireman") and Il Bisonte ("The Bison'").
A full international between 1942 and 1948, he won 33 caps and scored 43 goals for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where he was the joint top scorer alongside Denmark's John Hansen as Sweden won gold.
Nordahl is considered to be one of the greatest Swedish players[4][5] and one of the best strikers of all-time.[6][7] In 2017, he was included in FourFourTwo magazine's list of the 100 greatest players of all time, at the 54th position.[8]
He is the father of former footballer Thomas Nordahl.[9][10]
Club career
Sweden
Nordahl started out at Hörnefors IF in Sweden before moving to first Degerfors IF and then IFK Norrköping. He won four Swedish championships with IFK Norrköping and once scored seven goals in one game. During his time in Swedish clubs, Nordahl scored 149 goals in 172 matches.[11]
Italy
Nordahl transferred to AC Milan on 22 January 1949. This made him the first Swedish player to play in a foreign league.[12] Later, he would team up with his national team strike partners, Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm to form the renowned Gre-No-Li trio. Playing eight seasons with Milan, he is Serie A's multi-top-scorer a record five times (1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54 and 1954–55).[6][13] Nordahl is also Milan's all-time top-scorer, with 210 league goals.[14]
Nordahl is the third-highest Serie A goalscorer of all time, with 225 goals in 291 matches,[11][13][14][15] only behind Silvio Piola[6] and Francesco Totti.[15] That makes Nordahl the top goalscorer among non-Italian players,[13] and he is also the most efficient goalscorer goals in Serie A ever with 0.77 goals/match.[6][13] He was nicknamed Il Pompiere ("The Fireman"), because of his former job while he played in Sweden.[5]
After leaving Milan, Nordahl played for Roma for two seasons. Nordahl's record for most goals scored in Serie A (not including Divisione Nazionale, before Serie A was installed) of 35 in 1949–50 in a season was broken by Gonzalo Higuaín in the 2015–16 season who scored 36.[16][17] Nordahl, together with the mentioned Gre-No-Li is today legendary in Milan. When Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko scored his 100 goal in Serie A for Milan, it is said that some old Milanese supporters commented: "Well he can double that number, and then add another 26, then, and just then, he has passed Il Cannoniere."
International career
Nordahl was first called up to the Sweden national team in 1942. In 1948, he helped Sweden to win the Olympic football tournament, achieving top tournament scoring status.[18] The Swedish team also included his brothers Bertil and Knut Nordahl.[1] Nordahl's transfer to Milan forced him to retire from the national team, as the rules at the time prevented professionals from serving on the Sweden national team and unavailable to the 1950 FIFA World Cup as were Gren and Liedholm. His 33 matches in the national team resulted in scoring 43 goals.[6] However, both Nordahl and other Swedish professionals appeared in the euphemistic Sveriges proffslandslag ("Swedish professional national team") during the 1950s.[19] The latter was discontinued in 1958, when Sweden, like many other nations, lifted the professional ban for respective national team consideration.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hörnefors IF | 1937–38 | Division 3 Nedre Norrländskan | 14 | 20 | — | — | 14 | 20 | ||
| 1938–39 | Division 3 Nedre Norrländskan | 14 | 25 | — | — | 14 | 25 | |||
| 1939–40 | Division 3 Nedre Norrländskan | 13 | 23 | — | — | 13 | 23 | |||
| Total | 41 | 68 | — | — | 41 | 68 | ||||
| Degerfors | 1940–41 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 15 | — | — | 17 | 15 | ||
| 1941–42 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 13 | — | — | 21 | 13 | |||
| 1942–43 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 14 | — | — | 20 | 14 | |||
| 1943–44 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 14 | — | — | 19 | 14 | |||
| Total | 77 | 56 | — | — | 77 | 56 | ||||
| Norrköping | 1944–45 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 27 | — | — | 22 | 27 | ||
| 1945–46 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 25 | — | — | 21 | 25 | |||
| 1946–47 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 17 | — | — | 20 | 17 | |||
| 1947–48 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 18 | — | — | 22 | 18 | |||
| 1948–49 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 6 | |||
| Total | 95 | 93 | — | — | 95 | 93 | ||||
| AC Milan | 1948–49 | Serie A | 15 | 16 | — | — | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1949–50 | Serie A | 37 | 35 | — | — | 37 | 35 | |||
| 1950–51 | Serie A | 37 | 34 | — | 2Template:Efn | 4 | 39 | 38 | ||
| 1951–52 | Serie A | 38 | 26 | — | — | 38 | 26 | |||
| 1952–53 | Serie A | 32 | 26 | — | 2Template:Efn | 2 | 34 | 28 | ||
| 1953–54 | Serie A | 33 | 23 | — | — | 33 | 23 | |||
| 1954–55 | Serie A | 33 | 27 | — | 2Template:Efn | 1 | 35 | 28 | ||
| 1955–56 | Serie A | 32 | 23 | — | 5Template:Efn | 4 | 37 | 27 | ||
| Total | 257 | 210 | — | 5 | 4 | 268 | 221 | |||
| Roma | 1956–57 | Serie A | 30 | 13 | — | — | 30 | 14 | ||
| 1957–58 | Serie A | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 34 | 15 | — | — | 34 | 15 | ||||
| Karlstad BIK | 1959 | Division 2 Svealand | — | — | ||||||
| 1960 | Division 2 Svealand | — | — | |||||||
| Total | 24 | 11 | — | — | 24 | 11 | ||||
| Career total | 538 | 453 | — | 5 | 4 | 543 | 457 | |||
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International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1942 | 4 | 2 |
| 1943 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1945 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1946 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1947 | 7 | 15 | |
| 1948 | 9 | 12 | |
| Total | 33 | 43 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordahl goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 June 1942 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |2–0|| align="center" |3–0||Friendly||[20] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 October 1942 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |2–0|| align="center" |2–1||Friendly||[21] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 20 June 1943 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |2–2|| align="center" |2–3||Friendly||[22] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 12 September 1943 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Hungary | flag alias = Flag of Hungary.svg | flag alias-1848 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg | flag alias-1849 = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg | flag alias-1867 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg | flag alias-1869 = Flag of Hungary (1869-1874).svg | flag alias-1874 = Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg | flag alias-1896 = Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg | flag alias-1915 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Hungary (1919).svg | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1956 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1957 = Flag of Hungary.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg | Hungarian River Guard | flag alias-military = Flag of the Hungarian Defence Forces.svg | link alias-military = Hungarian Defence Forces | flag alias-army = War Flag of Hungary.svg | link alias-army = Hungarian Ground Forces | link alias-air force = Hungarian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg | Hungarian River Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |1–0|| rowspan="2" align="center" |2–3|| rowspan="2" |Friendly|| rowspan="2" |[23] | |||||||
| 5 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 November 1943 | Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Hungary | flag alias = Flag of Hungary.svg | flag alias-1848 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg | flag alias-1849 = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg | flag alias-1867 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg | flag alias-1869 = Flag of Hungary (1869-1874).svg | flag alias-1874 = Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg | flag alias-1896 = Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg | flag alias-1915 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Hungary (1919).svg | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1956 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg | flag alias-1957 = Flag of Hungary.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg | Hungarian River Guard | flag alias-military = Flag of the Hungarian Defence Forces.svg | link alias-military = Hungarian Defence Forces | flag alias-army = War Flag of Hungary.svg | link alias-army = Hungarian Ground Forces | link alias-air force = Hungarian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg | Hungarian River Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
4–2 | 7–2 | Friendly | [24] | |||
| 7 | 5–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 24 June 1945 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |1–1|| align="center" |2–1||Friendly||[25] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 1 July 1945 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |2–1|| align="center" |4–3||Friendly||[26] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 30 September 1945 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |1–1|| align="center" |4–1 |
Friendly | [27] | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 21 October 1945 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = Norway | flag alias = Flag of Norway.svg | flag alias-old kingdom = Royal Standard of Norway.svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of Norway (1814–1821).svg | flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg | flag alias-1844 = Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-state = | flag alias-army = Flag of the Norwegian Army.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Norwegian Army | flag alias-war = Flag of Norway, state.svg | link alias-war = Norwegian Armed Forces | border-war = | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Norway.svg | border-naval = | link alias-naval = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force Flag.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard Racing Stripe.svg | link alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard | border-coast guard = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |2–0|| rowspan="4" align="center" |10–0|| rowspan="4" |Friendly|| rowspan="4" |[28] | ||||||||
| 12 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 8–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 10–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 7 July 1946 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Switzerland | flag alias = Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | link alias-army = Swiss Army | link alias-air force = Swiss Air Force | size = | size flag alias = 23x16px | sizebig flag alias = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |7–2|| align="center" |7–2 |
Friendly | [29] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 6 October 1946 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |3–2|| align="center" |3–3 |
Friendly | [30] | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 15 June 1947 | Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |1–0|| rowspan="2" align="center" |4–1 |
1937–47 Nordic Football Championship | [31] | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 26 June 1947 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Denmark | flag alias = Flag of Denmark.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Danish Navy | link alias-army = Royal Danish Army | flag alias-army = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | link alias-air force = Royal Danish Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of Denmark (state).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Danish Navy | border-army = | border-air force = | border-naval = | border-navy = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |4–0|| align="center" |6–1||Friendly||[32] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 28 June 1947 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = Norway | flag alias = Flag of Norway.svg | flag alias-old kingdom = Royal Standard of Norway.svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of Norway (1814–1821).svg | flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg | flag alias-1844 = Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-state = | flag alias-army = Flag of the Norwegian Army.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Norwegian Army | flag alias-war = Flag of Norway, state.svg | link alias-war = Norwegian Armed Forces | border-war = | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Norway.svg | border-naval = | link alias-naval = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force Flag.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard Racing Stripe.svg | link alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard | border-coast guard = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |1–1|| rowspan="4" align="center" |5–1 |
Friendly | [33] | ||||||
| 21 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 24 August 1947 | Ryavallen, Örebro, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Finland | flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg | flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg | flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg | flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg | flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg | flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg | flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg | border-naval-1918 = | flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg | border-naval-1920 = | link alias-naval = Finnish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg | link alias-navy = Finnish Navy | link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force | flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg | link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces | flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg | link alias-army = Finnish Army | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |2–0|| rowspan="3" align="center" |7–0 |
1937–47 Nordic Football Championship | [34] | ||||||||
| 25 | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 14 September 1947 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Poland | flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg | flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg | border-naval-1919 = | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg | border-naval-1946 = | flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg | flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg | link alias-naval = Polish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Polish Navy | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-marines = | link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Polish Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Polish Land Forces | size = | size flag alias-naval = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px | size flag alias-air force = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |1–1|| rowspan="2" align="center" |5–4|| rowspan="2" |Friendly|| rowspan="2" |[35] |
| 28 | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 5 October 1947 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = Norway | flag alias = Flag of Norway.svg | flag alias-old kingdom = Royal Standard of Norway.svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of Norway (1814–1821).svg | flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg | flag alias-1844 = Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-state = | flag alias-army = Flag of the Norwegian Army.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Norwegian Army | flag alias-war = Flag of Norway, state.svg | link alias-war = Norwegian Armed Forces | border-war = | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Norway.svg | border-naval = | link alias-naval = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force Flag.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard Racing Stripe.svg | link alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard | border-coast guard = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}}|| align="center" |2–0|| rowspan="2" align="center" |4–1 |
1937–47 Nordic Football Championship | [36] | ||||||
| 30 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 19 November 1947 | Highbury, London, England | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = England | flag alias = Flag of England.svg | flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Navy | flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Navy | link alias-cricket = England cricket team | empty = England Saxons | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football
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Friendly | [37] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 2 August 1948 | White Hart Lane, London, England | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Austria | flag alias = Flag of Austria.svg | flag alias-empire = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Austria (state).svg | flag alias-1230 = Flag of Austria (1230–1934).svg | flag alias-war = Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg | flag alias-1934 = State flag of Austria (1934–1938).svg | flag alias-1938 = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg
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| 38 | 13 August 1948 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | shortname alias = Yugoslavia | flag alias = Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg | flag alias-shs = Flag of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.svg | flag alias-army = Yugoslavia Infantry flag.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Yugoslavia (1949–1993).svg | link alias-military = Yugoslav People's Army | link alias-army = Yugoslav Ground Forces | link alias-naval = Yugoslav Navy | link alias-air force = Yugoslav Air Force | link alias-navy = Yugoslav Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
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| 39 | 19 September 1948 | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = Norway | flag alias = Flag of Norway.svg | flag alias-old kingdom = Royal Standard of Norway.svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of Norway (1814–1821).svg | flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg | flag alias-1844 = Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-state = | flag alias-army = Flag of the Norwegian Army.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Norwegian Army | flag alias-war = Flag of Norway, state.svg | link alias-war = Norwegian Armed Forces | border-war = | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Norway.svg | border-naval = | link alias-naval = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force Flag.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of Norway, state.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Royal Norwegian Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard Racing Stripe.svg | link alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard | border-coast guard = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
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1–1 | 5–3 | 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship | [41] | ||||
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| 43 | 5–2 |
Honours
IFK Norrköping[6]
Sweden[6]
Individual
- Allsvenskan top scorer: 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1947–48[6]
- Swedish Footballer of the Year: 1947[9]
- Olympic Games Top Scorer: 1948
- Serie A Top Scorer: 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55[6][10]
- Serie A Team of The Year: 1951,[42] 1955[43]
- AC Milan Hall of Fame[10]
- Venerdì's 100 Magnifici[44]
- Nordic Football Championship top scorer: 1937–1947
- Allsvenskan Player of the Century: 1924–2024[45]
Records
- Most goals scored for AC Milan: 221
- Most Serie A Top Scorer titles: 5
- Most consecutive Serie A Top Scorer titles: 3 (record shared with Michel Platini)
- Most braces scored in Serie A: 49 (record shared with Silvio Piola)
- Most hat-tricks scored in Serie A: 17 (all with AC Milan)
See also
References
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External links
- Gunnar Nordahl – Classic Player profile – [FIFA.com]
- List of Swedish Players and Coaches in Italy since 1945 – RSSSF
- Detail of international appearances and goals – by Roberto Mamrud, RSSSF
- Profile at magliarossonera.it Template:In lang
- Biography at Storie di Calcio Template:In lang
- Obituary in la Repubblica
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