Published: Mon 26 Aug 2024, 4:06 PM
Last updated: Mon 26 Aug 2024, 4:24 PM
By PA Sport Staff
Former England and Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Here, we at the Swede’s illustrious career in pictures.
Eriksson enjoyed managerial success with IFK Gothenburg, Benfica over two spells, Roma and Sampdoria (Rebecca Naden/PA)
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Rebecca Naden
In October 2000, the Swede agreed to take over as England boss the following year (Rebecca Naden/PA)
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Nick Barmby scored the first England goal of the Eriksson era in a 3-0 friendly win over Spain at Villa Park on February 28th, 2001 (Rui Vieira/PA)
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Rui Vieira
Captain David Beckham celebrates his last-gasp equaliser against Greece to send England to the 2002 World Cup (Phil Noble/PA)
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England were beaten in the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup by eventual winners Brazil (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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Zinedine Zidane’s last-gasp double breaks England hearts in their Euro 2004 opener (Nick Potts/PA)
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Northern Ireland striker David Healy inflicts Eriksson’s first European Championship or World Cup qualifying defeat in Belfast (Paul Faith/PA)
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England suffer more penalty heartache against Portugal at the 2006 World Cup (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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After a spell as Mexico manager, Eriksson was appointed as director of football for then-League Two club Notts County in July 2009 (Rui Vieira/PA)
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Rui Vieira
Leicester brought Eriksson back to England in October 2010, where he led the Foxes away from relegation before leaving the following season after just over a year in charge (Chris Radburn/PA)
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Fabio Capello and Eriksson (right) are England’s only foreign managers to date (Anthony Devlin/PA)
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Published: Mon 26 Aug 2024, 4:06 PM
Last updated: Mon 26 Aug 2024, 4:24 PM
