Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson (born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager.

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Eriksson pictured in Doha in January 2012
Personal information
Full name	Sven-Göran Eriksson[1]
Date of birth	(1948-02-05) 5 February 1948[1]
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

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]