Nils Liedholm, a Swedish soccer star who became a title-winning soccer coach in Italy, died Monday. He was 85.

Liedholm died in the northern village of Cuccaro Monferrato, said AC Milan, the team for which he played from 1949-61. The cause of death was not given.

Milan players will wear black armbands Tuesday for their Champions League game at Shakhtar Donetsk.

Liedholm made 23 international appearances for Sweden and scored 11 goals, helping his country win the gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics. He was on the 1958 World Cup team in Sweden that reached the final but lost to Brazil. That was the first World Cup featuring Pele.

Liedholm made 359 appearances for AC Milan, scoring 81 goals. His team won Italian championships in 1951, '55, '57, and '59.

After retiring, Liedholm moved into coaching and picked up the nickname Il Barone (The Baron). He guided AS Roma for 12 seasons and Milan for eight, winning five trophies, including two league titles _ in 1979 with Milan and in 1983 with Roma. He coached Fiorentina, Verona, Varese and Monza before retiring in 1997.