Sven Goran Eriksson’s profession in footage as he tragically passes away
- Sven-Goran Eriksson heartbreakingly passed away after a battle with cancer
- The Swede was most famous for his time managing England from 2001 to 2006
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Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has tragically passed away following a battle with cancer at the age of 76.
Eriksson revealed in January that he had pancreatic cancer and was approaching the end of his life, with a ‘best case’ scenario seeing him only having a year left to live.
And, seven months later, a statement released on behalf of the Swede’s family confirmed the devastating news on Monday morning.
It read: ‘Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away. After a long illness, SGE died during the morning at home surrounded by family.’
In light of Eriksson’s tragic passing, Mail Sport has taken a look back at Eriksson’s distinguished career in pictures.
Sven-Goran Eriksson has tragically passed away at the age of 76 following a battle with cancer. In light of the tragic news, Mail Sport has taken a look back at Eriksson’s life in pictures
A fresh-faced Eriksson in his younger days. He enjoyed a short playing career in his homeland
Eriksson moved into coaching and his first major job was with Benfica, with Eriksson having coached the Portuguese side in two spells between 1982 and 1984 and 1989 and 1992
Eriksson managed four clubs in Italy, with the Swede above (centre) posing for team Christmas cards in 1992 when he was in charge of Sampdoria, who he led from 1992 to 1997
Eriksson went on to coach Lazio (pictured in 2000) despite also managing arch-rivals Roma
He was assisted by Roberto Mancini, who has gone on to enjoy an impressive coaching career
Eriksson celebrates after winning the Scudetto in 2000, the second and last league title in Lazio’s history
Eriksson’s record in Italy saw him appointed as England boss in 2001, replacing Kevin Keegan
The 76-year-old was in charge of the Golden Generation, which included Wayne Rooney
Eriksson consoles David Beckham after England crashed out of the Euro 2004 quarter-finals
England were knocked out in the last eight in all three tournaments during Eriksson’s tenure
Eriksson was known to enjoy a particularly close relationship with Beckham, with the pair pictured above in 2002 visiting No 10 Downing Street to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair
Eriksson with his former partner Nancy Dell’Olio at the Variety Club 30th Sporting Awards at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in June 2003
Eriksson’s love life often dominated the news during his time as England boss, with the Swede cheating on Dell’Olio (pictured with Eriksson in 2002) with Ulrika Jonsson and Faria Alam
Eriksson was hugely popular but couldn’t lead England to success and left his role after the 2006 World Cup (pictured during the quarter-final defeat to Portugal at that tournament)
The Swede returned to club management a year later, spending a season in charge of Man City
His last club job in England was with Leicester City, who he led from October 2010 to 2011
Eriksson also endured a short stint as Notts County’s director of football from 2009-2010
He returned to international football, leading Mexico, Ivory Coast (above) and the Philippines
Eriksson during his 10-game stint in charge of the Philippines from 2018 to 2019, a role that turned out to be his final one in football management
Eriksson in his garden in Sunne, Sweden, during a feature for the Mail On Sunday back in 2012
The Swede at a news conference promoting his memoirs in Stockholm in November 2013
Eriksson (pictured with partner Yaniseth Alcides) at a gala dinner event in January 2024
After news of his terminal cancer, Eriksson spent time visiting several of his former clubs (pictured in May 2024 at Lazio’s game with Sassuolo at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome)
Eriksson also fulfilled a childhood dream of managing Liverpool at Anfield when he took charge of a Reds’ legends team for a game with Ajax back in March 2024
Eriksson appearing on a new Amazon Prime show about his life, called ‘Sven’, which was released on August 23, just three days before his tragic passing was announced
