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Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson 13-7-2011
Personal information
Full name Sven-Göran Eriksson
Date of birth 5 February 1948 (1948-02-05) (age 76)
Place of birth    Sunne, Flag of Sweden Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right-back
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
1966–1971
1971–1972
1972–1973
1973–1975
Flag of Sweden Torsby IF
Flag of Sweden Sifhälla
Flag of Sweden Karlskoga
Flag of Sweden Västra Frölunda
109 0(23)
022 00(1)
019 00(4)
200 0(33)   
Teams managed
1977–1978
1979–1982
1982–1984
1984–1987
1987–1989
1989–1992
1992–1997
1997–2001
2001–2006
2007–2008
2008–2009
2010
2010–2011
2012
2013
2013-2014
2014-2016
2016–2017
2018–2019
Flag of Sweden Degerfors
Flag of Sweden IFK Göteborg
Flag of Portugal Benfica
Flag of Italy Roma
Flag of Italy Fiorentina
Flag of Portugal Benfica
Flag of Italy Sampdoria
Flag of Italy Lazio
Flag of England England
Flag of England Manchester City
Flag of Mexico Mexico
Flag of Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire
Flag of England Leicester City
Flag of Thailand BEC Tero Sasana
Flag of United Arab Emirates Al Nasr
Flag of China Guangzhou R&F
Flag of China Shanghai SIPG
Flag of China Shenzhen
Flag of Philippines Philippines

Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player.

After an unassuming 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; he became the first manager to conquer league-and-cup doubles in three countries. In European competition, he won both the UEFA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup (the last edition of the latter trophy before its abolition) and reached the final of the European Cup

He later managed the national teams of England, Mexico, Philippines and the Ivory Coast, as well as two clubs in England. Eriksson has worked in ten countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, China and the Philippines.

Personal life[]

Eriksson's autobiography, My Story, was published in November 2013. He married Ann-Christine Pettersson in July 1977. They filed for divorce in 1994. They have two children.

In May 1998, Nancy Dell'Olio was introduced to Eriksson, and they began a relationship six months later. In 2001, they relocated to London. In the beginning of 2002, Eriksson had an affair with television presenter Ulrika Jonsson, but he returned to Dell'Olio. In August 2004, Eriksson had an affair with secretary Faria Alam. Dell'Olio was upset, but chose to stay with Eriksson. The couple eventually split up in August 2007.

In October 2016, Eriksson announced he was to take legal action against Mazher Mahmood on the basis that the January 2006 News of the World story had cost him the England job.

In January 2024, Eriksson announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer with "at best about a year to live".

External links[]

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England – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1. Seaman 2. Mills 3. A. Cole 4. Sinclair 5. Ferdinand 6. Campbell 7. Beckham 8. Scholes 9. Fowler 10. Owen 11. Heskey 12. Brown 13. Martyn 14. Bridge 15. Keown 16. Southgate 17. Sheringham 18. Hargreaves 19. J. Cole 20. Vassell 21. Butt 22. James 23. Dyer Manager:  Flag of Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

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England – UEFA Euro 2004

1. James 2. G. Neville 3. A. Cole 4. Gerrard 5. Terry 6. Campbell 7. Beckham 8. Scholes 9. Rooney 10. Owen 11. Lampard 12. Bridge 13. Robinson 14. P. Neville 15. King 16. Carragher 17. Butt 18. Hargreaves 19. J. Cole 20. Dyer 21. Heskey 22. Walker 23. Vassell Manager:  Flag of Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

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England – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals

1. Robinson 2. Neville 3. A. Cole 4. Gerrard 5. Ferdinand 6. Terry 7. Beckham 8. Lampard 9. Rooney 10. Owen 11. J. Cole 12. Campbell 13. James 14. Bridge 15. Carragher 16. Hargreaves 17. Jenas 18. Carrick 19. Lennon 20. Downing 21. Crouch 22. Carson 23. Walcott Manager:  Flag of Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

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Ivory Coast – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Group stage (G)

1. Barry 2. Angoua 3. Boka 4. Kolo Touré 5. Zokora 6. Gohouri 7. Doumbia 8. Kalou 9. Tioté 10. Gervinho 11. Drogba 12. Gosso 13. Romaric 14. Koné 15. Dindane 16. Zogbo 17. Tiéné 18. Keïta 19. Touré Yaya 20. Demel 21. Eboué 22. Bamba 23. Yeboah Manager:  Flag of Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

Saudi Arabia
Philippines – 2019 AFC Asian Cup

1. Villanueva 2. Silva 3. De Murga 4. Strauß 5. Mi. Ott 6. Woodland 7. Ramsay 8. Ma. Ott 9. Bedic 10. P. Younghusband (c) 11. Sato 12. Palla 13. Tull 14. Ingreso 15. Falkesgaard 16. Hansen 17. Schröck 18. Reichelt 19. Dizon 20. Patiño 21. Tanton 22. Aguinaldo 23. J. Younghusband Manager:  Flag of Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson

England national football team - Managers

Winterbottom (1946–62) • Ramsey (1962–74) • Mercer (caretaker) (1974) • Revie (1974–77) • Greenwood (1977–82) • Robson (1982–90) • G. Taylor (1990–93) • Venables (1993–96) • Hoddle (1996–99) • Wilkinson (caretaker) (1999) • Keegan (1999–2000) • Wilkinson (caretaker) (2000) • P. Taylor (caretaker) (2000–01) • Eriksson (2001–06) • McClaren (2006–07) • Capello (2008–12) • Pearce (caretaker) (2012) • Hodgson (2012–16) • Allardyce (2016) • Southgate (2016–)

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A.S. Roma - Managers

Garbutt (1927–1929) • Baccani (1929–1930) • Burgess (1930–1932) • Barr (1932–1933) • Kovács (1933–1934) • Barbesino (1934–1938) • Ara (1938–1939) • Schaffer (1939–1942) • Kertész (1942–1943) • Masetti (1943–1945) • Degni (1945–1947) • Senkey (1947–1948) • Brunella (1948–1949) • Bernardini (1949–1950) • Baloncieri (1950) • Serantoni (1950) • Masetti (1950–(1951) • Viani (1951–(1953) • Varglien (1953–1954) • Carver (1954–1956) • Sárosi (1956) • Masetti (1956–1957) • Stock (1957–1958) • Nordahl (1958–1959) • Sárosi (1959–1960) • Foni (1960–1961) • Carniglia (1961–1963) • Kryeziu (1963) • Foni (1963–1964) • Miró (1964–1965) • Lorenzo (1965–1966) • Pugliese (1966–1968) • Herrera (1968–1970) • Tessari (1970) • Herrera (1971–1972) • Trebiciani (1972–1973) • Scopigno (1973) • Liedholm (1973–1977) • Giagnoni (1977–1978) • Valcareggi (1978–1979) • Liedholm (1979–1984) • Eriksson (1984–1986) • Sormani (1986–1987) • Liedholm (1987–1989) • Spinosi (1989) • Liedholm (1989) • Radice (1989–1990) • O. Bianchi (1990–1992) • Boškov (1992–1993) • Mazzone (1993–1996) • C. Bianchi (1996–1997) • Liedholm & Sella (1997) • Zeman (1997–1999) • Capello (1999–2004) • Prandelli (2004) • Völler (2004) • Delneri (2004–2005) • Conti (2005) • Spalletti (2005–2009) • Ranieri (2009–2011) • Montella 2011) • Luis Enrique (2011–2012) • Zeman (2012–2013) • Andreazzoli (2013) • Garcia (2013–2016) • Spalletti (2016–2017) • Di Francesco (2017–2019) • Ranieri (2019) • Fonseca (2019–2021) • Mourinho (2021–2024) • De Rossi (2024–)

Fiorentina Football Club - Managers

Csapkay (1926–30) · Feldmann (1930–31) · Felsner (1931–33) · Rady (1933) · Ging (1933–34) · Ara (1934–37) · Molnar (1938) · Soutschek (1938–39) · Galluzzi (1939–45) · Bigogno (1945–46) · Ara (1946) · Magli (1946–47) · Senkey (1947) · Ferrero (1947–51) · Magli (1951–53) · Bernardini (1953–58) · Czeizler (1958–59) · Ferrero (1959) · Carniglia (1959–60) · Chiappella (1960) · Hidegkuti (1960–62) · Valcareggi (1962–64) · Chiappella (1964–67) · Ferrero (1967–68) · Bassi (1968) · Pesaola (1968–71) · Pugliese (1971) · Liedholm (1971–73) · Radice (1973–74) · Rocco (1974–75) · Mazzone (1975–77) · Mazzoni (1977–78) · Chiappella (1978) · Carosi (1978–81) · De Sisti (1981–85) · Valcareggi (1985) · Agroppi (1985–86) · Bersellini (1986–87) · Eriksson (1987–89) · Giorgi (1989–90) · Graziani (1990) · Lazaroni (1990–91) · Radice (1991–93) · Agroppi (1993) · Chiarugi (1993) · Ranieri (1993–97) · Malesani (1997–98) · Trapattoni (1998–2000) · Terim (2000–01) · Chiarugi (2001) · Mancini (2001–02) · Chiarugi (2002) · Bianchi (2002) · Fascetti (2002) · Vierchowod (2002) · Cavasin (2002–04) · Mondonico (2004) · Buso (2004–05) · Zoff (2005) · Prandelli (2005–10) · Mihajlović (2010–11) · Rossi (2011–12) · Guerini (2012) · Montella (2012–15) · Sousa (2015–17) · Pioli (2017–19) · Montella (2019) · Iachini (2019–20) · Prandelli (2020–21) · Iachini (2021) · Italiano (2021–)

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Lazio Football Club - Managers

Seghettini (1901–02) · Ancherani (1902–06) · Ancherani - Baccani (1906–07) · Mizzi - Baccani (1907–08) · Baccani (1908–24) · Kőszegi (1924–26) · Löwy (1926–27) · Sedlaceck (1927–28) · Technical commission (1928–29) · Piselli (1929–30) · Molnár (1930–31) · Barbuy (1931–32) · Stürmer (1932–34) · Alt (1934–36) · Viola (1936–39) · Allemandi - Di Franco (1939) · Kertész (1939–40) · Molnár (1940–41) · Canestri (1941) · Popovic (1941–43) · Canestri (1943–45) · Gualtieri (1945–46) · Cargnelli (1946–48) · Tognotti (1948) · Sperone (1948–51) · Bigogno (1951–53) · Notti (1953) · Sperone (1953–54) · Allasio (1954) · Raynor - Copernico (1954–55) · Ferrero - Copernico (1955–56) · Ferrero - Carver (1956) · Carver (1956–57) · Ćirić (1957–58) · Monza - Canestri (1958) · Bernardini (1958–60) · Flamini (1960–61) · Flamini - Carver (1961) · Todeschini (1961–62) · Lovati - Ricciardi (1962) · Facchini (1962) · Lovati - Lorenzo (1962–63) · Lorenzo (1963–64) · Mannocci (1964–66) · Neri (1966–67) · Gei (1967–68) · Lovati (1968) · Lorenzo (1968–69) · Lovati - Lorenzo (1969–70) · Lorenzo (1970–71) · Lovati (1971) · Maestrelli (1971–75) · Corsini (1975) · Maestrelli (1975–76) · Vinício (1976–78) · Lovati (1978–80) · Castagner (1980–82) · Clagluna (1982–83) · Morrone - Lovati (1983) · Morrone (1983) · Carosi (1983–84) · Lorenzo (1984–85) · Oddi - Lovati (1985) · Simoni (1985–86) · Fascetti (1986–88) · Materazzi (1988–90) · Zoff (1990–94) · Zeman (1994–97) · Zoff (1997) · Eriksson (1997–01) · Zoff (2001) · Zaccheroni (2001–02) · Mancini (2002–04) · Caso (2004) · Papadopulo (2004–05) · Rossi (2005–09) · Ballardini (2009–10) · Reja (2010–12) · Petković (2012–14) · Reja (2014) · Pioli (2014–16) · Inzaghic (2016) · Bielsa (2016) · Inzaghi (2016–21) · Sarri (2021–24)

Manchester City Football Club - Managers

Furniss (1889–93) • Parlby (1893–95) • Ormerod (1895–1902) • Maley (1902–06) • Newbould (1906–12) • Committee (1912) • Mangnall (1912–24) • Ashworth (1924–25) • Alexander/Committee (1925–26) • Hodge (1926–32) • Wild (1932–46) • Cowan (1946–47) • Wild (1947) • Thomson (1947–50) • McDowall (1950–63) • Poyser (1963–65) • Mercer (1965–71) • Committee (1965) • Allison (1971–73) • Hart (1973) • Book (1973) • Saunders (1973–74) • Book (1974–79) • Allison (1979–80) • Book (1980) • Bond (1980–83) • Benson (1983) • McNeill (1983–86) • Frizzell (1986–87) • Machin (1987–89) • Book (1989) • Kendall (1989–90) • Reid (1990–93) • Book (1993) • Horton (1993–95) • Hartford (1996) • Ball (1995–96) • Coppell (1996) • Neal (1996) • Clark (1996–98) • Royle (1998–2001) • Keegan (2001–05) • Pearce (2005–07) • Eriksson (2007–08) • Hughes (2008–09) • Mancini (2009–13) • Kidd (2013) • Pellegrini (2013–16) • Guardiola (2016–)

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Leicester City F.C. - Managers

Gardner (1884–92) • Marson (1892–94) • Lee (1884–92) • Jackson (1895–97) • Clark (1897–98) • Johnson (1897–1912) • Bartlett (1912–14) • Ford (1914–15) • Linney (1915–19) • Hodge (1919–26) • Orr (1926–32) • Hodge (1932–34) • Lochhead (1934–36) • Womack (1936–39) • Bromilow (1939–45) • Mather (1945–46) • Duncan (1946–49) • Bullock (1949–55) • Halliday (1955–58) • Gillies (1958–68) • O'Farrell (1968–71) • Bloomfield (1971–77) • McLintock (1977–78) • Wallace (1978–82) • Milne (1982–86) • Hamilton (1986–87) • Pleat (1987–91) • Little (1991–94) • McGhee (1994–95) • O'Neill (1995–2000) • Taylor (2000–01) • Bassett (2001–02) • Adams (2002–04) • Levein (2004–06) • Kelly (2006–07) • Worthington (2007) • Allen (2007) • Megson (2007) • Holloway (2007–08) • Pearson (2008–10) • Sousa (2010) • Eriksson (2010–11) • Pearson (2011–15) • Ranieri (2015–17) • Shakespeare (2017) • Appletonc (2017) • Puel (2017–19) • Stowell & Sadlerc (2019) • Rodgers (2019–23) • Maresca (2023–)

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