Sven-Göran Eriksson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven-Göran Eriksson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 February 1948||
Place of birth | Sunne, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1971 | Torsby IF | 109 | (23) |
1971–1972 | SK Sifhälla | 22 | (1) |
1972–1973 | KB Karlskoga FF | 19 | (4) |
Total | 150 | (28) | |
Teams managed | |||
1977–1978 | Degerfors IF | ||
1979–1982 | IFK Göteborg | ||
1982–1984 | Benfica | ||
1984–1987 | Roma | ||
1987–1989 | Fiorentina | ||
1989–1992 | Benfica | ||
1992–1997 | Sampdoria | ||
1997–2001 | Lazio | ||
2001–2006 | England | ||
2007–2008 | Manchester City | ||
2008–2009 | Mexico | ||
2010 | Ivory Coast | ||
2010–2011 | Leicester City | ||
2013–2014 | Guangzhou R&F | ||
2014–2016 | Shanghai SIPG | ||
2016–2017 | Shenzhen | ||
2018–2019 | Philippines | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager.
Eriksson managed the national teams of England, Mexico, Philippines, and the Ivory Coast, as well as Manchester City and Leicester City in England. Eriksson has coached in 10 countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, China, and the Philippines.
In January 2024, Eriksson announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.[2][3]
Managerial statistics[change | change source]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | % | ||||
Degerfors | 1977 | 1978 | ||||||
Göteborg[4] | 1979 | 1982 | 100 | 51 | 32 | 17 | 51 | |
Benfica | 1982 | 1984 | 60 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 76.67 | |
Roma | 1984 | 1987 | 90 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 45.56 | |
Fiorentina | 1987 | 1989 | 64 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 32.81 | |
Benfica | 1989 | 1992 | 106 | 72 | 26 | 8 | 67.92 | |
Sampdoria | 1992 | 1997 | 170 | 71 | 52 | 47 | 41.76 | |
Lazio | 1997 | 2001 | 136 | 78 | 32 | 26 | 57.35 | |
England[5] | 2001 | July 2006 | 67 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 59.7 | |
Manchester City | July 2007 | June 2008 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 42.22 | |
Mexico | June 2008 | April 2009 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 46.15 | |
Total | - | Present | 851 | 445 | 228 | 178 | 52.29 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eriksson: Sven-Göran Eriksson: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ Christenson, Marcus (11 January 2024). "Sven-Göran Eriksson reveals he has cancer and 'at best' about a year to live". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ Aro, Emilia (11 January 2024). ""Svennis" svårt sjuk i cancer: "Har i bästa fall ett år"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish).
- ↑ From Swedish Wikipedia, Allsvenskan only. Some Svenska Cupen and other games are not included in this figure.
- ↑ "England Hall of Fame". FA.com. Retrieved 2007-05-17.