Mexico City. Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish coach who was in charge of the Mexican national team from 2008 to 2009 after an extensive career as a club strategist in Italy, Portugal and Sweden, died on Monday. He was 76 years old.
His death occurred eight months after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had at most one year to live.
The news led to Eriksson receiving a series of tributes from the players and clubs he previously managed, the production of a biographical documentary and a visit to Liverpool, his favourite club, who invited him to coach for a day during a charity match.
Known as Svennis In his native Sweden, Eriksson completed a modest nine-year career, hanging up his boots at 27. He embarked on a globe-trotting coaching career that peaked when he was appointed England manager in 2001.
At the helm of El Tricolor, his relationship with the fans was never what he had hoped for. The lack of results in the qualifiers for South Africa 2010 put him under a lot of pressure and he ended up leaving his post early.
#SvenGoran #Eriksson #coach #Mexican #national #team #dies #years
– 2024-08-28 10:37:18
