Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson (5 February 1948 – 26 August 2024) was a Swedish football manager.

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Eriksson pictured in Doha in January 2012
Personal information
Full name	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Date of birth	(1948-02-05)5 February 1948
Place of birth	Sunne, Sweden
Date of death	26 August 2024(2024-08-26) (aged 76)
Place of death	Sunne, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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

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.

Death

In January 2024, Eriksson announced that he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He died from the disease on 26 August 2024 at his home near Sunne, Sweden at the age of 76.

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	%
Degerfors		1977	1978
Göteborg		1979	1982	100	51	32	17	51
Benfica		1982	1984	60	46	11	3	76.67
Roma		1984	1987	90	41	26	23	45.56
Fiorentina		1987	1989	64	21	20	23	32.81
Benfica		1989	1992	106	72	26	8	67.92
Sampdoria		1992	1997	170	71	52	47	41.76
Lazio		1997	2001	136	78	32	26	57.35
England		2001	July 2006	67	40	17	10	59.7
Manchester City		July 2007	June 2008	45	19	11	15	42.22
Mexico		June 2008	April 2009	13	6	1	6	46.15
Total		-	Present	851	445	228	178	52.29