Sven-Göran Eriksson

SvenGöran Eriksson 5 February 1948 26 August 2024 was a Swedish football manager After a playing career as a rightback Eriksson 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 that trophy before its abolition the UEFA Super Cup and reached the final of the European Cup Eriksson later managed the national teams of England Mexico the Philippines and the Ivory Coast as well as Manchester City and Leicester City in England Eriksson coached in ten countries Sweden Portugal Italy England Mexico Ivory Coast Thailand the United Arab Emirates China and the Philippines