Knut Erik Alexander Nordahl (13 January 1920 – 28 October 1984) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Knut Nordahl

Knut Nordahl in 1949
Personal information
Full name	Knut Erik Alexander Nordahl
Date of birth	(1920-01-13)13 January 1920
Place of birth	Hörnefors, Sweden
Date of death	28 October 1984(1984-10-28) (aged 64)
Place of death	Föllinge, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1949	IFK Norrköping
1950–1952	A.S. Roma	61	(1)
1952–1953	Degerfors IF
International career
1945–1950	Sweden[1]	26	(1)
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1948 London FIFA World Cup 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Nordahl played for IFK Norrköping and A.S. Roma.^[2] He won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics along with his brothers Bertil and Gunnar Nordahl.^[3] The two went to Italy after the Olympics (Bertil to Atalanta B.C. and Gunnar to A.C. Milan) and, due to playing in a professional football league while Swedish football was all amateur, they were not called to the 1950 FIFA World Cup.^[4] Knut stayed in Sweden and was called to the tournament. After the World Cup, he was finally transferred to Italy, when he played for A.S. Roma. He was capped 26 times for the Sweden national football team between 1945 and 1950.