Former soccer supervisor Sven-Goran Eriksson died on the age of 76. Earlier within the yr the previous England supervisor revealed that he had pancreatic most cancers and he has a yr to stay “at finest”.
“After an extended sickness, SGE died in the course of the morning at residence surrounded by household,” Eriksson’s household stated in an announcement.
“The closest mourners are daughter Lina; son Johan with spouse Amana and granddaughter Sky; father Sven; girlfriend Yanisette with son Alcides; brother Lars-Erik with spouse Jumnong,” the assertion additional added.
Eriksson, a charismatic coach who led Swedish, Portuguese and Italian golf equipment to main trophies within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties earlier than taking up the England job in 2001.
Eriksson led England to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and on the 2004 European Championship, managing a golden era of gamers, together with David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.
I had an excellent life: Eriksson
“I had an excellent life. I believe we’re all fearful of the day after we die, however life is about demise as effectively,” Eriksson stated talking on an Amazon Prime documentary.
“You must study to just accept it for what it’s. Hopefully, in the long run, individuals will say, ‘Yeah, he was an excellent man’, however everybody is not going to say that. I hope you’ll bear in mind me as a constructive man making an attempt to do all the things he might do,” he added.
“Don’t be sorry, smile. Thanks for all the things, coaches, gamers, the crowds, it’s been improbable. Maintain your self and deal with your life. And stay it.” he added.
(With Company inputs)