Born: 5 February 1948 in Sunne.
Death: August 26, 2024.
Profession: Soccer coach.
Clubs as players: Torsby, Sifhälla, Karlskoga.
Clubs as coaches: Degerfors (1977–1978), IFK Gothenburg (1979–1982), Benfica, Portugal (1982–1984), Roma, Italy (1984–1987), Fiorentina, Italy (1987–1989), Benfica (1989–1992), Sampdoria , Italy (1992–1997), Lazio (1997–2001), Manchester City, England (2007–2008), Notts County, England (Sporting Director 2009–2010), Leicester, England (2010–2011), Tero Sasana, Thailand ( sporting director 2012), al-Nasr, United Arab Emirates (technical advisor 2013), Guangzhou, China (2013–2014), Shanghai (2014–2016), Shenzhen, China (2016–2017), IF Karlstad (sporting advisor 2022-2023) .
Countries as confederation captains: England (2022–2006), Mexico (2008–2009), Ivory Coast (2010), Philippines (2019).
Main merits: Swedish champion, cup champion and Uefa cup champion with IFK Göteborg, league-. and cup champions with Benfica, cup champions with Roma, Sampdoria and Lazio. Italian champion and winner of the Cup Winners’ Cup with Lazio. Reached the quarter-finals with England in WC 2002, EC 2004 and in WC 2006.
Famous players he worked with (selection): Glenn Hysén, Glenn Strömberg, Torbjörn Nilsson, Jonas Thern, Stefan Schwarz, Mats Magnusson, Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Mancini, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastian Veron, Simone Inzaghi, Christian Vieri, Alessandro Nesta, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen.
Coaches he worked with (selection): Tord Grip, Gunder Bengtsson, Benny Lennartsson, Hasse Backe
Other: Was currently the Swedish national team captain in 2009. Recipient of TT’s leadership award in 1982, recipient of the Swedish Football Association and TV4 Football Channel’s honorary award in 2019, named Swede of the Year in the world in 2001.
Source: TT