Football coaching legend Sven-Göran Eriksson also said that he dreams that before he dies, he will have time to see the international match between England and Brazil in March.
Swedish soccer coaching legend Sven-Göran “Svennis” Eriksson75, said in mid-January that he has terminal cancer.
– I know that at best I have about a year left, at worst a little less, Eriksson said unexpectedly in an interview he gave to Swedish radio, which became a big news topic around the football world.
In the same week, Eriksson told the British media Sky Sports about his dreams in the interview. He hopes to coach Liverpool, who play in the English Premier League.
– My father is still a Liverpool supporter and so am I – I always have been. That’s why I’ve always hoped to be Liverpool’s head coach, but that’s unlikely to happen anymore, Eriksson said.
father of Sven-Göran Eriksson, Sven Erikssonturns 95 this year.
The Swedish coach has been offered the position of head coach for the game in March, where LFC Legends will meet Ajax Legends, i.e. the former top players of the teams will play in a charity match.
Liverpool men’s national team head coach Jurgen Klopp the British media invited Eriksson’s team to practice In an interview with the Telegraph. Klopp stated To Skythat Eriksson probably meant coaching Liverpool’s first team, and not the legendary team.
– We welcome you with open arms. You get my office and you get to lead the exercises if you want. Come here and let’s spend a few wonderful hours together, Klopp said.
Eriksson started his coaching career at the age of 30 in the late 1970s. He has coached club teams in Italy and England, among others. Among the national teams, he coached England, Mexico, the Ivory Coast and the Philippines.
About a year ago, Eriksson was sidelined from his job as sports director of Karlstad FK due to health problems. In mid-January, he told about his incurable pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
In an interview with Sky, Eriksson also hoped that before his death he would have time to see the international match between England and Brazil in March.
– A great match, training for the World Cup, because it could be the final match (in the 2026 World Cup tournament), Eriksson, who coached the English men’s national team in 2001-2006, said.