He has coached in Portugal, Italy, and Sweden. His tactic was widely appreciated.
After his success and appreciation, Kevin Keegan was dismissed and he was appointed as the head of the England national football team with high hopes. He could not bring England, where he started to work in 2001, to the desired level and had to resign from his position.
Sven-Göran Eriksson (aka Svennis) coached the Manchester City FC team, one of the Premier League teams, in the 2007-2008 season, and then coached the Mexico national football team for the 2008-2009 season.
Who is Sven-Göran Eriksson?
Sven-Göran Eriksson was born on February 5, 1948, in Sunne, Sweden. Eriksson, a former professional football player, is currently the coach. Eriksson, who played in many clubs in his professional football career, could not find the chance to play in the elite leagues of Europe. During his football career, Eriksson, who served as a right-back, played in clubs that compete in the lower leagues of Sweden, such as Torsby IF, SK Sifhallai, KB Karlskoga, and Vastra Frölunda IF. Having made his first professional contract in 1966, Eriksson ended his active football career in 1975. Eriksson, who had the chance to play in many clubs throughout his career, served in a total of 200 league competitions and scored 33 times. Eriksson, who put an end to football under the FrölINDA IF jersey in 1975, started his coaching career in 1977.
Eriksson, who took the helm of Degerfors IF in 1977, remained there for only one season. In 1979, Eriksson became the head of IFK Göteborg, one of Sweden's most important teams, and worked there for 3 years. Having won 1 UEFA Cup, 1 Swedish League and 1 Swedish Cup with IFK Göteborg in this period, Eriksson has managed to become one of the favorite coaches of Europe. With the UEFA Cup that came in 1982, Eriksson was transferred to Benfica, one of the Portuguese Super League teams. Continuing his rising performance in Benfica, Eriksson has succeeded in winning 3 Super Leagues, 1 Portuguese Cup, and 1 Portuguese Super Cup. In addition, Eriksson, who lost the UEFA Cup final in 1983 and the UEFA Champions League final in 1990, has turned into a world-class coach. The Swedish coach, who had coached Benfica for 2 years in 1982 and 3 years in 1989, achieved great success.
However, Sven-Göran Eriksson, who had coached Roma in 1984 and Fiorentina in 1987, had unsuccessful results and had to leave Italy from time to time. Eriksson, who left Benfica in 1992 and became the head of Italy's Sampdoria team, worked there for 5 years and won the Italian Cup in 1994. Apart from this, Eriksson, who won the same cup with Roma in 1986, became the head of SS Lazio in 1997. Having almost made a splash with Lazio, Eriksson has won 1 Serie, 2 Italian Cups, 2 Italian Super Cups, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and 1 UEFA Super Cup.
During the 4-year Lazio period, Eriksson also played in the UEFA Cup final in 1998 but failed to win the trophy. After his successes with Lazio, Eriksson, who became the head of the England national team in 2001, achieved the best score in England tournaments by playing in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in 2002, although he remained in office for 5 years.
Eriksson, who left the England national team's coaching position in 2006, signed a contract with Manchester City, one of the Premier League teams, in 2007. However, this union did not last long and Eriksson had to leave the team in 2008.
February 2022
Sven-Göran Eriksson: "North Korean officials asked me to fix it"
Sven-Goran Eriksson, one of the biggest names in Swedish football, shared an interesting memory from his career.
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed that he was offered to cheat in the 2010 World Cup draw.
Eriksson was working for Notts County when he claimed that North Korean representatives made an unusual request during the visit.
In 2010, he was asked to give a suitable grouping to North Korea, which had made their first appearance in a World Cup finals since 1966. North Korea had returned home early with 3 defeats in that tournament.