Former British football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76. With reference to the announcement of the family, the Sky News server informs about it. Eriksson has been battling pancreatic cancer, learning earlier this year that he had “at best” one year to live.
In 2001, he became the first foreign manager of the England men’s national football team and coached the so-called “golden generation” of players including David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard. During his career, he managed several prestigious European clubs, such as Manchester City, AS Rome, UC Sampdoria or Lazio, where he also coached Czech footballers Pavel Nedvěd and Karel Poborský. In addition to the British national team, he also coached the national team of Mexico, the Ivory Coast and the Philippines.
Due to health problems, he resigned as sports director of the Swedish club Karlstad in February 2023. After announcing his cancer diagnosis, Eriksson had his lifelong wish come true when he led the Liverpool legends to a charity match against Ajax at Anfield in March. He described the moment Liverpool won 4-2 as “absolutely beautiful”.
