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Sven-Goran Eriksson, former England manager, dies at the age of 76
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Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager, has passed away at the age of 76. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had reportedly been given at least a year to live. Eriksson was the first foreign-born coach of the England national team, serving for five years. He was appointed by Kevin Keegan, who had previously resigned in a dramatic manner after a loss to Germany. Eriksson's death occurred at home surrounded by his family, according to his agent.
When you talk about paparazzi and that kind of press, you can't do anything about it.
I hope you will remember me as a positive guy trying to do everything he could do.
Of course, sometimes you are lucky, sometimes you're doing well, sometimes you have injuries, the team doesn't work and things like that.
The group is the most important thing. Not only the players, but their families as well. The whole club, including the masseurs and the kitchen staff, we are all one group.
Everyone can see that I have a disease that's not good, and everyone supposes that it's cancer, and it is. But I have to fight it as long as possible.
My private life is my private life and that's it.
I don't know if football was born in England, but more or less … and the Premier League is the best league in the world today.
To be the England coach, it's a big, big job … probably the biggest in the world.
That gave me the ticket to leave Sweden and go into professional football because Gothenburg at that time, even if we won the title in Europe, we were not fully professional, all the players worked half time and played football half time.
Don't be sorry, smile. Thank you for everything, coaches, players, the crowds, it's been fantastic. Take care of yourself and take care of your life. And live it.
One of the first trophies I won was with Gothenburg and after some years we won the trophy in Europe.
He's probably the most humane coach I have had.
Soccer Coach Sven-Göran Eriksson
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perspectives
countries
- 1.Argentina
- 2.Belgium
- 3.Brazil
- 4.Côte d'Ivoire
- 5.China
- 6.Germany
- 7.Spain
- 8.France
- 9.United Kingdom
- 10.Italy
- 11.Mexico
- 12.Philippines
organizations
- 1.Lazio
- 2.Benfica
- 3.IFK Gothenburg
- 4.AC Milan
- 5.Manchester City
- 6.Sampdoria
- 7.ACF Fiorentina
- 8.Anderlecht
- 9.Aston Villa
- 10.Champions League
- 11.Degerfors IF
- 12.English Football Association
persons
- 1.Sven-Göran Eriksson
- 2.David Beckham
- 3.Roberto Mancini
- 4.Steven Gerrard
- 5.Wayne Rooney
- 6.Bo Gustavsson
- 7.Frank Lampard
- 8.Juan Sebastian Veron
- 9.Adam Crozier
- 10.Amanda Davies
- 11.Ann-Christine Pettersson
- 12.Arsène Wenger