5 of the Greatest Scandinavian footballers of all time

#3 Gunnar Nordahl

Nordahl was quite possibly the first global star in Scandinavian football and remains a legend for the Italian giants AC Milan. He was among the finest forwards in world football in the 1940s and 1950s, and was a member of the Swedish national team that remained among the strongest in Europe.

Nordahl also played very successfully for Milan from 1949 to 1956 and won quite a few honours for them. He was their most important player in the 1950s and scored a lot of crucial goals for them.

Nordahl was a very good dribbler and passer, and lit up the Serie A with his great performances for Milan. He scored 228 goals in 296 matches in his club career and also won 2 Serie A titles with Milan. He also played for AS Roma for a couple of seasons.

Nordahl also scored 43 goals in 33 matches for the Swedish national team and played in a few World Cups. He also became the top scorer in Serie A for a record 5 seasons. He passed away in 1995 at the age of 74.

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