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Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson was a Swedish football player and manager. After a playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 trophies with a variety of league clubs in Sweden, Portugal, and Italy. In European competition, he won the UEFA Cup in 1982, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1999, the last edition of the tournament bef…
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sports · Swedish football manager (1948–2024) · association football player · autobiographer · association football coach · also Sven-Göran Eriksson, Eriksson
Born 5 February 1948 · Died 26 August 2024 · Q218369
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2026· 3 entries
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2025· 1 entry
The Guardian: Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson died with debts of over £3.8m
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2024· 26 entries
The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson remembered by Roy Hodgson
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The Guardian: David Beckham joins mourners at Sven-Göran Eriksson’s funeral in Sweden
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The Guardian: Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson laid to rest in Sweden – video
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The Washington Post: Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swede who coached England’s soccer team, dies at 76
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World Soccer Talk: Sven Goran Eriksson's death: Reaction from around the world
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The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson’s life and legacy, plus La Liga latest – Football Weekly
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The Guardian: Graceful, intelligent and friendly: Sven-Göran Eriksson never lost his cool | Adrian Bevington
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The Guardian: How Sven-Göran Eriksson’s private life became an obsession for the press
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The Guardian: ‘A true gentleman’: David Beckham leads tributes to Sven-Göran Eriksson
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The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson was a deeply moral man, true to his own code
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The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson: tributes pour in after former England manager dies – as it happened
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The Guardian: ‘A small boy in a big jacket’ – how Sven-Göran Eriksson made his mark
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Digital Spy: Sven-Göran Eriksson documentary is now available to watch on Prime Video
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The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson chased trophies and the good life as a single pursuit | Paul Hayward
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The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson obituary
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The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson: a look back at his iconic managerial football career – video
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The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson: a life in pictures
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The Guardian: Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager, dies aged 76
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Yahoo! Sports: Sven-Goran Eriksson ‘a true gentleman of the game’ as David Beckham leads tributes
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AOL: One of the very best – Michael Owen leads tributes to Sven-Goran Eriksson
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Newsday: Reaction to the death of former England soccer manager Sven-Göran Eriksson
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Yahoo! Sports: Sven-Goran Eriksson passes away just months after fulfilling lifelong dream of managing Liverpool at Anfield
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CBSSports.com: Sven-Goran Eriksson, former England manager, dies at age 76 following battle with pancreatic cancer
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Died 2024-08-26.
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“at best about a year to live”
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Career landmark: funeral of Sven-Göran Eriksson.
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2014· 1 entry
And therefore qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time
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2007· 2 entries
Won award: Premier League Manager of the Month (August 2007).
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By The FA as England's second most successful manager after Alf Ramsey
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2002· 2 entries
In 2002, Eriksson endorsed the PlayStation games Sven-Göran Eriksson's World Cup Challenge and Sven-Göran Eriksson's World Cup Manager.
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Eriksson endorsed the PlayStation games Sven-Göran Eriksson's World Cup Challenge and Sven-Göran Eriksson's World Cup Manager
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2001· 1 entry
Won award: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (2001).
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2000· 5 entries
Won award: Serie A Coach of the Year (1999–2000).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Lazio (2000).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Lazio (1999–2000).
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Won: Serie A with Lazio (1999–2000).
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– only the second time that the Roman club had won the Italian championship in their history
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1999· 2 entries
Won: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Lazio (1998–99).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Lazio (1999).
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1998· 3 entries
Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Lazio (1998).
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Runner-up: UEFA Cup with Lazio (1997–98).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Lazio (1997–98).
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1994· 1 entry
Won: Coppa Italia with Sampdoria (1993–94).
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1991· 1 entry
Won: Primeira Divisão with Benfica (1990–91).
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1990· 2 entries
Runner-up: European Cup with Benfica (1989–90).
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And another Primeira Divisão title in 1991
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1989· 1 entry
Won: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Benfica (1989).
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1986· 1 entry
Won: Coppa Italia with Roma (1985–86).
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1984· 1 entry
Won: Primeira Divisão with Benfica (1983–84).
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1983· 3 entries
Runner-up: UEFA Cup with Benfica (1982–83).
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Won: Primeira Divisão with Benfica (1982–83).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Benfica (1982–83).
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1982· 3 entries
Won: Svenska Cupen with Allsvenskan 1982 (1981–82).
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Won: UEFA Cup with Allsvenskan 1982 (1981–82).
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The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1999, the last edition of the tournament before its abolition, the UEFA Super Cup in 1999, and reached the European Cup final in 1990
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1979· 1 entry
Won: Svenska Cupen with Allsvenskan 1982 (1978–79).
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1978· 1 entry
Won: Division 3 Västra Svealand with Degerfors (1978).
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1977· 1 entry
And 1978, winning the latter and promotion to Swedish Football Division 2
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1975· 1 entry
At the age of 27, after giving up on his dream of playing professional football; he summed up his brief playing career by saying: "I was looked upon as a distinctly average defender, but someone who rarely made mistakes"
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1973· 1 entry
Played for Västra Frölunda IF (1973–1975) — 50 appearances, 5 goals.
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1972· 2 entries
Played for KB Karlskoga FF (1972–1973) — 19 appearances, 4 goals.
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Joined Swedish football Division 2 team KB Karlskoga, where he also worked as a physical education teacher in Örebro
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1971· 1 entry
Played for SK Sifhälla (1971–1972) — 22 appearances, 1 goals.
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1948· 1 entry
Born 1948-02-05.
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