Sven-Göran “Svennis” Eriksson is ill. – Everyone understands that I have an illness that is not good. Everyone guesses that it is cancer and it is, he tells himself in the Sunday interview in P1. 75-year-old Sven-Göran Eriksson says he has about a year left to live – maybe less. – But you can trick your brain. – See the positive in things, don’t bury yourself in adversity, because this is the biggest adversity of course, but make something good out of it, he says in the interview. The national team captain for England Sven-Göran “Svennis” Eriksson was born in Sunne in Värmland in 1948. He has a long career as a football coach behind him. “Svennis” has, among other things, led IKF Gothenburg to victory in the UEFA Cup in 1982. He then coached several major European clubs, including AS Roma and Manchester City. He has also been national team captain for England, Mexico and the Philippines.
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