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}} Gunnar Gren ( October 31 , 1920 - November 1 , 1991 ) was a Swedish Football player and Coach , part of the famous " Gre-No-Li " trio of Forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish National Team . Considered one of Sweden's all-time greats, Gren won several trophies in his career, including the Swedish title with IFK Göteborg . He won the Guldbollen in 1946 . In 1949 , he joined AC Milan and became the 'Gre' part of the famous Gre-No-Li trio with his international teammates Gunnar Nordahl ('No') and Nils Liedholm ('Li'). stadium.]] Gren made his debut for Sweden on August 29 , 1940 in the team's 3-2 win over Finland . His last cap for the team came on October 26 , 1958 against Denmark in a 4-4 draw. At the time, Gren was 37 years, 360 days old. He was a member of the Sweden team that were runners-up in the 1958 World Cup . In all, Gren made 57 appearances for the national team, scoring 32 goals. After retiring as a player, Gren managed IK Oddevold and GAIS . Gren also was co-manager for Juventus for a brief period in 1961 along with Július Korostelev. Gren died the day after his 71st birthday and is buried in Västra Kyrkogården (Western Cemetery), Gothenburg , Västra Götaland , Sweden. EXTERNAL LINKS
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