Sven-Göran Eriksson

Born: 1948-02-05

Birthplace: Torsby, Värmlands län, Sweden

Biography

Sven-Göran Eriksson (5 February 1948 – 26 August 2024) was a Swedish football 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, the European Cup Winners' Cup (the last edition of that trophy before its abolition), the UEFA Super Cup, and reached the final of the European Cup.

Eriksson later managed the national teams of England, Mexico, the Philippines and the Ivory Coast, as well as Manchester City and Leicester City in England. Eriksson coached in ten countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, China and the Philippines.

Known For

Goal!
Goal III: Taking on the World
England 2006: The Golden Generation
The Story of the 2006 FIFA World Cup: The Official Film of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany
That Peter Crouch Film
Rooney
Brazil 2002: The Real Story
VM-krönika 2010
VM-krönika 2002
David Beckham: Close Up

Top Movie Credits

Goal! Sven-Göran Eriksson
Goal III: Taking on the World Self
England 2006: The Golden Generation Self (Archive Footage)
The Story of the 2006 FIFA World Cup: The Official Film of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Self
That Peter Crouch Film Self
Rooney Self
Brazil 2002: The Real Story Self
VM-krönika 2010 Self (archive footage)
VM-krönika 2002 Self (archive footage)
David Beckham: Close Up Self