SAD NEWS: Former Leicester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson dies aged 76

The Sweden, who managed England through the early to mid noughties, passed away on Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer

Sven-Goran Eriksson on the touchline during his 12-month tenure at Leicester City

Former Leicester City and England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died, aged 76.

The Sweden, who had a 12-month spell in charge of City between 2010 and 2011, announced earlier this year that he had pancreatic cancer and that he had a year to live at best. A press release on Monday lunchtime said he died this morning surrounded by family.

Eriksson was a prominent figure in English football thanks to his five-year spell in charge of England. With the Three Lions, he reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and quarter-finals of Euro 2004.

He made his name by winning the Uefa Cup with Goteborg and went on to win league titles and European competitions with Benfica and Lazio. After his time in charge of England, he managed Manchester City, Mexico, and Ivory Coast before he took over at Leicester.

 

 

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