Nils Liedholm

A player for us in the 50s along with Gunnar Nordahl and Gunnar Gren to form the Grenoli trio (argubly the deadliest strikeforce ever). For those who don't know, the Swedish trio are legends in Milan and football, with especially Nordahl having some truly stunning strike rates. In Serie A, he's the greatest goalscorer ever with 225 goals in 295 games, in Milan he's our top scorer ever with 210 in 257 games and for Sweden he notched an impressive 43 goals in 33 games.

Gunnar Gren was also deadly, and though I don't know his stats with Milan (if someone can provide them I would be grateful), he scored a very impressive 32 goals in 57 appearances.

However, Liedholm who played a deeper role as the playmaker was a massive influence in Milan. Back then he was a mix of Pirlo and Rijkaard, as his passing was legendary and his tall athletic build made him physically imposing and tough. As Tony29 mentioned elsewhere, he's legendary with his passing, and it's thought that for 2 years at Milan he never misplaced a single pass. When he finally did, the stadium gave a standing ovation for 5 minutes.

As a coach, Liedholm was successful in winning the 10th scudetto with Milan and gave the debut to one Paolo Maldini.

A legend in Milan, I came a rare video of him in action...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VmLZSep-KE