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Sven-Göran Eriksson soron Eriksson soron Ericson Swedish pronunciation the 5th of February 1948 the 26th of August 2024 was a Swedish football player and manager do after a playing career as a right back Erikson 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 the latter trophy before its abolition the UEFA super cup and reached the final of the European Cup dot Erikson later managed the national teams of England Mexico Philippines and the Ivory Coast as well as Manchester City and Leicester city in England Erikson coached in 10 countries Sweden Portugal Italy England Mexico Ivory Coast Thailand the United Arab Emirates China the Philippines early life soron Erikson was born on the 5th Early life of February 1948 in sunna and raised in torsby both in vermland Sweden his father also named Sven born 1928 was a bus conductor whilst his mother Allah 1926 to 2011 worked in a textile store he was nicknamed spenis after his younger brother L Eric's attempt to pronounce his name Erikson went on to become known and is generally referred to in Sweden mononymously by this nickname playing career Erikson made his Playing career debut for Swedish football division 4 team tours bef at the age of 16 he switched clubs to SK siif Hall after moving to saffle to study economics in 1972 he joined Swedish Football division 2 Team KB Carl Koga where he also worked as a physical education teacher in IU do Eric and was heavily influenced by Carl skog's player manager Todd grip who favored the English style of play that Bob hoton and Roy Hudson had brought to the country Erikson retired from playing in 1975 at the age of 27 after giving up on his dream of playing professional football he summed up his brief playing career by saying I was looked upon as a distinctly average Defender but someone who rarely made mistakes managerial Degerfors IF career Digger for Z having retired as a player Erikson received an offer to become toor grip's assistant at the G as if a year later grip was appointed assistant manager of the Sweden national team and Erikson became deer's manager his stint as manager lasted from the 1st of January 1977 to the 31st of December 1978 he led the team to the playoffs in 1977 and 1978 winning the latter and promotion to Swedish football division 2 IFK year to bori Erikson's success with IFK Göteborg assistant manager Tom chadney by his side attracted the attention of much larger clubs and Erikson was appointed manager of IFK year to Bor on the 1st of January 1979 the move was such a surprise that many of the players had never even heard of him do they finished second in the all sensin and won the Sensa cupen for the first time in the club's history defeating at vidur's FF 6 to1 in the final although results had improved the team's style did not make him popular he put results ahead of flare emphasized tactical awareness and work rate and he reigned in the team's old Cavalier style dot as a consequence the average attendance fell by 3,000 to 13,320 like grip he was influenced by hoton and Hodson and played a 442 with zonal marking and heavy pressing AFK finished third in the 1980 season and second again in 1981 The Following season they won the treble the team won the league and subsequent playoff the spensa cupen defeating a as if 3-2 in the final do Ericson's International breakthrough came during the Spring of 1982 when he led IFK to the first he UEFA cup for a Swedish Club defeating valencio in the quarterfinals and Kaiser slon in the semifinals in the final they played hamburger RV over two legs in the first leg they got home IFK managed to score a late deciding goal and took a one to zero score with them to the away fixture in Hamburg they won 3 to0 and thus won the 1981-82 UEFA Cup by an aggregate score of 4 to0 Benfica Erikson's European Benfica success led to him being recruited by Portuguese club Benfica which he joined in end of June Erikson's influence was immediate winning the premiera devisa the toss Portugal and finishing Runners up in the 1982 83 UFA cup to Andel after winning a second consecutive league title Erikson then moved on to Italy becoming manager of roma roma Erikson Roma joined Roman on the first of July 1984 he was not as immediately successful at the Jolar Ry as he had been before but nonetheless still won a capo Italia with the club in 1986 Erikson left the club on the 6th of May 1987 Fiorentina and return to Benfica Fiorentina and return to Benfica Erikson was manager of Fiorentina from the 1st of July 1987 Erikson's stint with the club was trophyless and he moved back to Benfica for a second stint in 1989 Erikson led the Portuguese side to the final of the 19899 European Cup losing to Milan one to0 in 1990 and another premiera device out title in 1991 sdor in July Sampdoria 1992 Erikson returned to Italy to lead sdor where he managed to win another cop of Italia in 1994 in contrast to his predecessor vuin bosov he introduced a defensive system which was based on zonal marking rather than man marking he left in June 1997 Lazio in December Lazio 1996 Erikson agreed to leave Sor at the end of of the season to manage Blackburn Rovers in February 1997 however he went back on his word and opted to stay in Italy and become the new manager at ltio beginning on the 1st of July 1997 Erikson stated family reasons for wanting to stay in Italy and Rover would go on to appoint Roy Hudson do Erikson employed fellow swed to grip as his assistant Erikson won the cup Italia and the super cup Italiana in both 1998 in 2000 the UEFA Cup winners cup 1999 its final Edition the 1999 UEFA super Cup against recently treble winning Manchester United and the Ser title the scudetto in 2000 only the second time that the Roman club had won the Italian championship in their history do Erikson had signed in October 2000 to be the new manager of the England national football team from June 2001 but was asked to resign by Lazio president sir Sergio cragnotti in January 2001 with the club 11 points behind their Capital City Rivals Roma his last game was an unexpected 2 to1 home loss to Napoli and he was succeeded by Dino off England national football team following the England national football team resignation of England manager Kevin Keegan after a home loss to Germany in October 2000 the Football Association fa pursued Erikson as his replacement he was the first foreign manager of land his debut on the 28th of February 2001 was a 3 to0 friendly win over Spain at Villa Park with the opening goal by Nick barmy and the other two by substitutes Emil hesy and Duo Hau substitute goalkeeper Nigel Martin also saved a penalty from Javi Moreno dot on the 1st of September 2001 Erikson's team won 5 to1 away to Germany and Munich Germany had only ever lost one home game in World Cup qualification before and had led the game after 6 minutes on the 6th of October a late free kick equalizer by David Beckham ured a 2 to2 draw with Greece at Old Trafford sending England directly to the 2002 FIFA World Cup instead of a playoff against Ukraine 2002 World Cup at the finals England 2002 World Cup Drew with Sweden defeated Argentina one to0 and Drew with Nigeria to qualify in second place from the four team group they went on to defeat Denmark 3 to0 in the round of 16 before losing 2 to1 to 10man Brazil who went on to win the tournament UFA Euro 2004 after winning their first qualifying match in Slovakia England UEFA Euro 2004 drew it home with Macedonia and were then booed off by their fans after losing a friendly to Australia England however won their next five qualifiers and needing a point from the last game to qualified Drew 0 to0 in turn to top the group dot in their first match in the finals England were winning 1 to zero against France after 90 minutes but lost after Zinedine zidan scored twice in injury time a three to Zer victory over Switzerland and a 4-2 victory over Croatia however meant England still qualified for a quarterfinal against the hosts Portugal there Michael Owen gave England an early lead only for helda POS tiger to equalize England then had AA Campbell go disallowed before ultimately losing on penalties 2006 World Cup in 2006 World Cup March 2004 eriksson's contract was extended by 2 years to cover UA for Euro 2008 he said that he would have wanted to wait until after Euro 2004 to sign it but it was necessary in order to counter rumors that he would leave for Chelsea the fa did not confirm ordin rumors that the new contract included a clause allowing him to quit after the two 2006 FIFA World Cup dot on the 7th of September 2005 Erikson's England team lost a World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland 1 to Zer this was the first time that England had lost to these opponents since 1972 and the first time in Belfast since 1927 although it was England's first ever defeat in a world cup or european Championship qualifying match under Erikson it brought his position under pressure and he was criticized both by some fans and by commentators from the BBC for his alleged lack of Charisma and tactical awareness do in January 2006 Erikson was recorded saying he would be willing to leave England to manage Aston Villa if England won the World Cup after being duped into believing that a wealthy Arab would buy the club and wanted him as manager the wealthy Arab was in fact the fake shik Maza mmud an undercover News of the World reporter on the 23rd of January the fa announced that Erikson would leave his job after the 2006 World Cup and it was thought that the news of the world allegations played a part in this decision dot in March 2006 the guardian reported that South Africa became the first potential employer publicly to register its interest in erikson. England finished top of Group B at the finals beating Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago before a 2 to2 draw with Sweden although the English press considered their performances far from satisfactory after defeating Ecuador by a single Beckham free kick in the last 16 England were again eliminated on penalties by Portugal in the quarterfinals BBC sport pundit Phil mcnalty wrote a scathing review of Erikson's period in charge writing that he was unable to change games after England went behind refused to drop Beckham and could not combine Frank Lampard and Steven Gerard in Midfield mcnalty added that Erikson had chosen walcot for the 2006 World Cup without watching him play and never fielded the Arsenal player who had been chosen ahead of jera foe reflecting that Erikson had taken over2 million in salary mcnalty wrote he will be remembered as a failure and a mighty pricey one at that Erikson improved England's FIFA world rankings place from 17th Place in January 2001 to 5th in July 2006 reaching fourth during the 20 6 World Cup and was rated in 2007 by the fa as England's second most successful manager after Ral Ramsey under Erikson England achieved the highest point percentage in major tournament matches of all time for an England manager losing only three competitive games excluding extra time and achieved top qualifying place in all three international tournaments do in July 2006 after his final match with England ESPN reported that he had turned down the chance to manage Jamaica as well as an unknown participating Club in the UEFA Champions League in October 2006 it was rumored he was in talks to manage Newcastle United which his agent denied Manchester City Manchester City on the 6th of July 2007 virtually a year to the day that he left the England job Erikson was confirmed as the new manager of Manchester City after signing a three-year contract worth $2 million per year plus bonuses he was City's first manager from outside the United Kingdom and the first Swedish manager in the Premier League before the season started he signed Striker orando byaki along with midfielders Galen Fernandez Giovani Martin Petrov and dilano and Defenders veteran shauku and Javier gero dot on the 19th of August Manchester City beat reigning Premier League champions Manchester United to go top of the 20 708 Premier League after three games without conceding a goal Erikson received the Premier League's manager of the month award for August the clubs stayed in the top six throughout the rest of 2007 and were third throughout October and November but fell to seventh on the 12th of January 2008 after winning only one of their previous five games dot in Spring 2008 owner tax and shinna watra said that he would replace Erikson after only one full season season due to an avalanche of very poor results which is unacceptable at this level in the last game of the season Manchester City suffered an 8 to1 loss to Middlesboro the biggest defeat of Erikson's career do Manchester City ended in ninth place in the league one place away from the UFA Cup 20089 qualifying positions Manchester City subsequently qualified through the extra Place awarded to the Premier League for finishing as the highest placed team who had not already qualified for a European competition in the UEFA fair play league for 20078 Erikson became the first Manchester City manager since 19697 to win both League Derby games against Manchester United and also achieved the club's joint highest Premier League point total 55 on the 2nd of June 2008 Manchester City confirmed by Club statement that they had parted company with Erikson by Mutual consent with Erikson still having 2 years left on his contract Mexico National Team on Mexico national team the 3rd of June 2008 Erikson was officially signed to become manager of the Mexico National team he formerly started the role after Mexico's World Cup qualifier against bise on the 21st of June on the 20th of August 2008 he debuted as manager of Mexico in a coni half World Cup qualifier versus Honduras Mexico went on to win 2 to one during during the next few matches some results were poor as Mexico tied with Canada and lost to Jamaica and hondura St on the 11th of February 2009 Erikson was put under further pressure as his side lost 2 to0 to the United States calls for him to quit or be sacked were heard from the fans while English Club Portsmouth were rumored to be interested in making him their new manager this link was strengthened by reports of members from the Portsmith board flying to Mexico City to discuss contract offers with Erikson and a possible compensation settlement with the Mexican Football Federation dot on the 3rd of March 2009 Erikson continued to deny that he would leave Mexico and return to manage Portsmouth insisting that he would remain in help Mexico qualify for the World Cup after a 3 to1 World Cup qualifying loss at Honduras Erikson was removed as national team coach Erikson had only won one of his last seven non-friendly games as manager knots Notts County County on the 22nd of July 2009 Erikson was appointed as director of football at English League 2 Team knots County following that clubs take over by Middle East Consortium moter Finance with Erikson getting a reported but unconfirmed 22 million per year deal do Erikson later said that he was attracted by the consortium's plans to take the world's oldest league club to the top of the Premier League and believed that they had the finance and commitment to do that largescale investment in new facilities were promised and Saul Campbell and Casper schmeichel joined the club from Premier League teams Campbell however played only one game before departing and schmeichel was released at the end of the season dot Count's large debts including an unpaid tax bill emerged in November 2009 on the 11th of February 2010 Erikson resigned as director of football following the club's takeover by former Lincoln City chairman Ray TR Erikson waved a multi-million payoff in order to assist the Takeover which chairman TR described as the act of an absolute gentleman knots County were promoted as League 2 Champions at the end of the season Ivory Coast on the 28th of March Ivory Coast 2010 Erikson became the manager of the Ivory Coast National Team disclosure of the amount of money Erikson's contract was worth has never been confirmed but it has been reported that he received £270,000 for accepting the job on the 15th of June Ivory Coast played an ill tempered Z to0 draw against Portugal in their opening game in group G of the 2010 World Cup finals followed by a three to1 loss against Brazil on the 20th of June dot despite defeating North Korea in the final group game 3 to Z Ivory Coast failed to qualify for The Knockout stage along with their opponent prior to the match against Brazil Brazilian coach donga commented with Erikson Ivory Coast's great balance we used to see them play and they didn't have this type of organization that they have now as there were no reported negotiations of an extension to Erikson's contract between his agent and the ivorian Football Federation his contract ended on the 25th of June Leicester city ericon was appointed Leicester City manager of Leicester city on the 3rd of October 2010 as the foxes sat in the relegation zone of the championship his first League game in charge resulted in a one-o-one draw against Hull City managed by Nigel Pearson who had managed Leicester for the previous two seasons this was quickly followed by Lester's first Victory under Erikson beating leads United 2 to1 at heland Road dot in December 2010 it was announced that Ericson denied talks into becoming the new manager for Blackburn Rovers following the exit of Sam allise stating he was happy managing Leicester dot boosted by the lone signings of players such as Kyle Norton and later yakubu results steadily improved under Erikson as Leicester gradually began to climb the table until a good run of form in the New Year saw Lester win seven of their first eight League games of 2011 and also take premier league title challenges and eventual Cup winners Manchester City to a replay in the FA Cup dot on the 18th of February 2011 after an injury time winner from Martin wagor at home to Bristol City Lester had climbed to seventh in the table and just one point off a playoff Place Lester's form however began to stutter as they won just two out of their following 11 games the foxes ended up finishing the season in 10th position do Erikson spent big in a bid for promotion in the summer of 2011 including multi-million pound transfer fees on Matt Mills and Jermaine Beckford making them pre-season promotion favorites after 13 league matches however Erikson left the club by Mutual consent on the 25th of October 2011 with the foxes sitting in the 13th position in the league two points from a relegation playoff position dot three players who were signed by Erikson caspas Michel David nent and Paul keski were part of the Leicester team that won the 20134 championship and survived relegation from the 20145 Premier League under Nigel Pearson nant credited Erikson for his improved form at the club of the three schmeichel was a key member of the first team that won the 20156 Premier League management period Management period in an interview with Yorkshire radio on the 8th of February 2012 the chairman of football league championship Club leads United Ken Bates revealed that Erikson had applied for the vacant managerial position at the club after the dismissal of Simon Grayson Bates went on to state that his application was unsuccessful on the 3rd of September 2012 Erikson was unveiled as the technical director of Beck Tero sass a team in the Tha Premier League dot on the 17th of November 2012 Norwegian media reported that Erikson was in talks with valerenga about the possibility of taking over the soon to be available manager job for the oslo-based club a meeting between the two parties was held on the 21st of November in Oslo but no deal was made in December negotiations between Erikson and the Football Federation of Ukraine who had offered him the position of head coach of the Ukraine national team did not bear fruit dot on the 15th of January 2013 it was announced that Erikson would be joining German 2 Bundesliga side 1860 Munich's assistant to Alexander Schmidt on the 18th of January 2013 the club however reported that Erikson declined the offer to join 1,860 dot on the 21st of January 2013 Erikson became technical director of Dubai based Club al- Nasser in the UAE Arabian Gulf League China on the 4th of June 2013 China guang's A R and F of the Chinese Super League announced Erikson as their new head coach on a 19-month contract lasting until December 2014 he was believed to be paid around2 million a year for the job he came up against former Italy manager marchelo Lippy in the city's Derby matches as the World Cup winner was manager of local rival guanga ever Grand under Erikson Wanga r&f finished third in the league in 2014 and therefore qualified for the AFC champions league for the first time he left guanga r andf on the 10th of November 2014 after a disagreement in negotiations for extending his contract do Erikson signed a 2-year contract with fellow Chinese Super League side Shanghai SI on the 18th of November 2014 he led Shanghai CK to finish Runners up in the season of 2015 and qualified for the AFC champions league for the first time dot under Erikson Shanghai s Advanced to the quarterfinals in their debut in the AFC champions league and secured a seat in the 2017 AFC champions league by finishing third in the 2016 season however Erikson was criticized for his tactical play and failure to give chances to young talents throughout his term at CP he was replaced by Andre vasos on the 4th of November 2016 dot on the 5th of December 2016 Erikson became the manager of China League oneide Shenzhen replacing Clarence seedorf he won his first six matches of the season of 2017 including five league matches and Cup match however Erikson was sacked on the 14th of June 2017 following a nine-game run with without a win Philippines national team on the 27th of Philippines national team October 2018 Erikson returned to International Football after he was appointed head coach of the Philippines national team on a six-month contract he was recommended to the position by interim coach Scott Cooper who took over after Terry butcher's resignation in August Erikson and Cooper previously worked together for English Club Leicester city dot in October 2018 Erikson met with the Filipino players during their training camp in qar the 2018 AFF Championship was his first tournament leading the Philippines with wins over Singapore and team moer and draws with Thailand and Indonesia the Philippines ended second place in group b however Philippines were defeated by eventual Champions Vietnam on 4 to2 aggregate in the two-legged semifinals do Erikson was then tasked to lead the Philippines in the 2019 AFC Asian cup the team's first appearance in the tournament they lost their first group match 1 to0 to South Korea this was followed by a 3 to0 loss to China which was coached by Erikson's friend marelo Lippy Philippines ended their Asian cup campaign in a 3 to1 loss to kistan where Stefan sh's consolation goal was the Philippines only goal in the tournament dot after the Philippines winless Asian cup debut Erikson ended his tenure as head coach of the national team however he continued to serve as a consultant for quite some time style of management Style of management considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time tactically Erikson was initially inspired by the style of his former teammate and manager toor grip early into his coaching career who was inter influenced by that of English managers Bob hoton and Roy Hodson who introduced an Innovative 442 formation into Swedish football which made use of zonal marking and heavy pressing while Erikson's style was successful at AFK year to borei he also Drew criticism from the fans for being overly pragmatic as a coach with a focus on getting results over playing with Flare and placing a particular emphasis on the Tactical awareness and work create of his team's dot during his time at latzio he also used a fluid 451 formation at times in particular during the 1999 to 200000 season which could become a 4231 a 433 a 4141 or a 442 throughout the course of a match the team's game play was primarily based on creating a numerical advantage in the opposing half rather than controlling the ball and through looking to attack and score as quickly as possible while minimizing risk during the opening of matches the team often played a vertical passing game making use of long balls out from the back in an attempt to stretch their opponents and create spaces for the team's more creative players to exploit if this was done successfully throughout the course of the match the team would then play a series of many quick short passes in a more organized manner to build attacks Erikson also utilized the flanks offensively he also placed significant importance on the physical and mental qualities of his players defensively his team still made use of pressing further up the pitch and the team's formation would transform into an organized and compact 4141 with little distance between the lines at times the team's defensive setup made them vulnerable to counterattacks or on tws if their opponents broke through the first line however which allowed teams to play through them on occasion in the first third of the pitch latio would drop deeper to defend while Erikson used a zonal marking system in Sweden at ltio he instead used a strategy which resembled the Zona Mis which was a cross between zonal marking and man-to-man marking systems Erikson often rotated his players at Lazio he alternated jeppi panko or jeppi F Valley at left back who would overlap and join the attack with Paulo negro as the fullback on the right side of the team's form and defense he also successfully converted sinine Zaya lavik formerly a left Winger second Striker or left back into a ball playing Center back or sweeper alongside fellow ball playing Center back alesandro Nester during the 1999 to 2000 scudetto winning season he often deployed either Roberto sunen or matam to alongside Diego Simeon in Midfield to help cover for the team defensively on the flanks he often alternated Pavel nade Roberto manini or Alan boic on the left and one of Sergio cona atio Lombardo or dejan Stan kovic on the right all the teams midfielders were given the freedom to switch positions to help give the team a numerical advantage in Midfield when in possession except for the deepest defensive midfielder and the right winger the latter was expected to push up the flank take on opponents in one-on-one situations and provide crosses into the box the left Winger depending on the team selection would often drift into the center either to support the Midfield or the main Striker or make runs off the ball to get on the end of passes he would also drop back into Midfield to assist the team defensively off the ball and cover for the fullbacks Erikson was also praised for using Juan Sabastian Baron in a deeper playmaking role in Midfield at ltio behind the forwards rather than in the more advanced role he had played at Palmer which had a positive impact on his performances the team were also known for their effectiveness from set pieces Erikson initially fielded two Strikers melu Salas and Simone en zogi before abandoning this system early into the 1999 to 2000 season alternating one of them UPF front as a lone Center forward in zogi would provide depth to the team with his runs or get onto the end of passes and score while Salas would look to get onto the end of crosses and long balls or drop deep to link up with the Midfield and hold up the ball dot during his time as England's manager however Erikson did come under criticism from pundits and the public for fielding Paul's goals out of position seemingly as a left midfielder at Euro 2004 rather than in the center in order to accommodate Frank Lampard and Steven Gerard in Midfield Erikson defended this decision however stating that other players were not as Adept in that role and that he wanted to field his four strongest midfielders he elaborated that skols was also given the freedom to move into the center to help the Midfield and receive the ball something which skols himself confirmed likening it to a role he had also played successfully under his Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson dot in addition to his success and tactical prowess Erikson was also known for his positive leadership style as a manager which also influenced Carlo ancelotti's coaching style during their time together at Roma in the 1980s his coaching style at Lazio influenced his former Lazio players Simone en zogi Diego Simeon Roberto manini and Mattias amida who also went on to pursue coaching careers personal life Erikson was married to an Christine Personal life peton from July 1977 until their divorce in 1994 they had two children Lena and Johan in May 1998 Erikson was introduced to Italian American lawyer ncy deio and they began the relationship 6 months later in 2001 they relocated to London in early 2002 Erikson had an affair with British Swedish television presenter orri jnon but he returned to doio in August 2004 he had an affair with British Bangladeshi secretary fario Alam do Ericson's autobiography my story was published in November 2013 dot in October 2016 Erikson announced he was to take legal action against Maz mmud on the basis that the January 2006 News of the World story had cost him the England coaching job illness and death in January 2024 Illness and death Erikson announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had at best about a year to live in March 2024 he came out of retirement for one match managing the Liverpool Legends for their charity match against haaks Erikson was after that honored by his former clubs Benfica IFK year to borei Soria Lazio deer fif and torsby if at there is respective stadiums do Erikson died at his home in boruz near sunna Sweden on the morning of the 26th of August 2024 at the age of 76 upon his passing the world of football led many tributes to Erikson his former England Captain David Beckham said Sven thank you for always being the person you have always been passionate caring calm and a true gentleman I will be forever grateful for you making me your captain but I will forever ever hold these last memories of this day with you and your family thank you Sven and in your last words to me it will be okay honors manager ders division 3 vast feland 1978 IFK year to Boris vensa Honours cupen 1978-79 1981 82 alsvin 1982 UFA cup 1,981 82 Benfica Premier devisa 1982 83 1983 84 19991 tossa Portugal 1982 83 super Tassa can and Oliva 1989 European Cup runner up 19899 UA for cup runner up 1,982 83 Roma C Italia 1,985 86 Soria C Italia 1,993 94 ltio serier 1999 to 2000 coper Italia 1997 98 1999 to 2000 super cop Italiana 1998 2000 UFA Cup winners Cup 1998 99 UFA super cup 1999 UFA cup runner up 1,997 98 individual Sera coach of the year 1999 to 2000 BBC sports Personality of the Year coach award 2001 Premier League match manager of the month August 2007