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Sven-Göran Eriksson
Swedish football manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager.
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![]() Eriksson pictured in Doha in January 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven-Göran Eriksson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1948-02-05) 5 February 1948 (age 76)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Sunne, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1971 | Torsby IF | 109 | (23) |
1971–1972 | SK Sifhälla | 22 | (1) |
1972–1973 | KB Karlskoga FF | 19 | (4) |
Total | 150 | (28) | |
Teams managed | |||
1977–1978 | Degerfors IF | ||
1979–1982 | IFK Göteborg | ||
1982–1984 | Benfica | ||
1984–1987 | Roma | ||
1987–1989 | Fiorentina | ||
1989–1992 | Benfica | ||
1992–1997 | Sampdoria | ||
1997–2001 | Lazio | ||
2001–2006 | England | ||
2007–2008 | Manchester City | ||
2008–2009 | Mexico | ||
2010 | Ivory Coast | ||
2010–2011 | Leicester City | ||
2013–2014 | Guangzhou R&F | ||
2014–2016 | Shanghai SIPG | ||
2016–2017 | Shenzhen | ||
2018–2019 | Philippines | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Eriksson managed the national teams of England, Mexico, Philippines, and the Ivory Coast, as well as Manchester City and Leicester City in England. Eriksson has coached in 10 countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, China, and the Philippines.
In January 2024, Eriksson announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.[2][3]