Sven-Goran Eriksson, a former Football Manager for England is dead.
Eriksson’s family confirmed his death on Monday in a statement.
“Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away,” the statement read.
“After a long illness, SGE died during the morning at home surrounded by family.”
At the beginning of 2024, the charismatic manager that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer and had about one year to live.
Sven-Goran Erikson led the England team from 2001 to 2006.
Eriksson became the first foreigner to lead the English national team – and also led Swedish, Portuguese and Italian clubs to major trophies in the 1980s and 1990s before taking on the England job in 2001.
He led England to the quarterfinals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and to the 2004 European Championship, managing a golden generation of players, including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.
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