SOCCER PLAYER

Gunnar Nordahl

1921 - 1995

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Nils Gunnar Nordahl (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̌nːar ˈnûːɖɑːl]; 19 October 1921 – 15 September 1995) 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. 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. He still holds the record for goals per appearance in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnar Nordahl is the 36th most popular soccer player (up from 43rd in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Sweden and the most popular Swedish Soccer Player.

Gunnar Nordahl was a Swedish footballer who was most famous for his time with Italian club AC Milan. He helped them win the Serie A title in 1951 and 1952, and the Coppa Italia in 1953.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gunnar Nordahl ranks 36 out of 21,273. Before him are Rivellino, Raymond Kopa, Roberto Carlos, Just Fontaine, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, and Roberto Baggio. After him are Luís Figo, Carlos Alberto Torres, Paolo Maldini, Sándor Kocsis, Ronaldinho, and Lothar Matthäus.

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Among people born in 1921, Gunnar Nordahl ranks 24. Before him are Nancy Reagan, John Rawls, Giulietta Masina, Simone Signoret, Peter Ustinov, and P. V. Narasimha Rao. After him are Sophie Scholl, Aaron T. Beck, Joseph Beuys, Ágnes Keleti, Paulo Freire, and Arthur Leonard Schawlow. Among people deceased in 1995, Gunnar Nordahl ranks 15. Before him are Eugene Wigner, Hannes Alfvén, Mikhail Botvinnik, Maurizio Gucci, Michael Ende, and Milovan Đilas. After him are Dean Martin, Gerald Durrell, Konrad Zuse, Anatoly Dyatlov, Christian B. Anfinsen, and Teresa Teng.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gunnar Nordahl ranks 59 out of 1,879. Before him are Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Hilma af Klint (1862), Gideon Sundback (1880), and Max von Sydow (1929). After him are Harry Martinson (1904), Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Björn Borg (1956), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Anita Ekberg (1931), and Kai Siegbahn (1918).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Sweden

Among soccer players born in Sweden, Gunnar Nordahl ranks 1. After him are Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981), Nils Liedholm (1922), Gunnar Gren (1920), Kurt Hamrin (1934), Freddie Ljungberg (1977), Henrik Larsson (1971), Agne Simonsson (1935), Ove Kindvall (1943), Harry Bild (1936), Lennart Skoglund (1929), and Ronnie Hellström (1949).

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