Sven-Göran Eriksson has been a coach for a number of clubs and national teams. He is best known for his time as the captain of the English national football team during the early 00s.
Sven-Göran Eriksson died of cancer
During the beginning of 2024, Svennis went out and told us that he had chronic cancer and that he had at best a year left to live.
– Everyone understands that I have an illness that is not good. Everyone guesses it’s cancer and it is. I have to fight as long as possible, he said according to Swedish Radio.
Reactions from all over the world
Svennis truly made a big impression on world football. Now there have been reactions from both Sweden but also internationally.
Among other things, he was active in Sampdoria and Lazio during his time as coach. Now the well-known Italian journalists have Gianluca Di Marzo and Fabrizio Romano reacted to news.
His old club Benfica has also gone out on X.
He always dreamed of one day coaching Liverpool, this is how they write following his death.
Prince William mourns Svenni’s death
Prince William he also writes on X as a result of Svenni’s death.