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Gunnar Nordahl (October 19, 1921 - September 15,
1995) was a Sweden|Swedish football
(soccer)|football player, who played most famously
for A.C. Milan|AC Milan.

Nordahl started out at Degerfors Football
Club|Degerfors in Sweden before moving to IFK
Norrköping. He won four Swedish championships
with Norrkoping and once scored seven goals in one
game.

Nordahl was first called-up to the Sweden national
football team|Swedish national team in 1945. In
1948, he helped Sweden to win the 1948 Summer
Olympics|Olympic football tournament, becoming the
tournament's top scorer on the way.

In his time playing in Sweden, Nordahl scored 149
goals in 172 games before being transferred to AC
Milan. He arrived at Milan on January 22, 1949.
Later, he would team up with his national team
strike partners, Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm,
all of them forming the well-known
Gre-No-Li|Gre(n)-No(rdahl)-Li(edholm) trio.

Nordahl's transfer to Milan meant he had to retire
from the national team, since there were strict
rules against professionals playing in the Swedish
team at the time. So, overall, he scored 44 goals
in just 30 matched for Sweden, which is very
nearly 1.5 goals per game. In his eight seasons
with AC Milan, he was Serie A|Serie A's top-scorer
five times. After leaving Milan, Nordahl played
for A.S. Roma|Roma for two seasons.

Nordahl is AC Milan's all-time top-scorer, with
210 league goals. He is still the second-highest
Serie A goalscorer of all time, with 225 goals in
291 matches. Only Silvio Piola has scored more
goals in that division.

Nordahl still holds the record for scoring
incredible 35 goals in one season (49-50) for A.C.
Milan|AC Milan. 

==Trophies==
*2 x Italian Title
*4 x Swedish Title
*1 x Swedish Cup
*2 x Coppa Latina
*1 x Olympic Gold Medal
*1 x Olympic Games Top Scorer
*5 x Italian League Top Scorer
*4 x Swedish League Top Scorer