Sven-Göran Eriksson foi um treinador sueco campeão pelo IFK Göteborg, Benfica e Lazio, e o primeiro estrangeiro a dirigir a seleção da Inglaterra, entre 2001 e 2006.
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson was born in Torsby, Sweden, on February 5, 1948, and became one of the most successful and well-traveled coaches in European football. As a player, he had a modest career as a defender in lower divisions of Sweden, and soon dedicated himself to coaching. At IFK Göteborg, he won the Swedish Championship and the UEFA Cup in 1982. Subsequently, he coached Benfica, where he was Portuguese champion in 1982-83, 1983-84, and 1990-91, and reached the Champions League final in 1990. He also managed Roma, where he won the Coppa Italia in 1985-86, Fiorentina, and Sampdoria. His peak in Italy came at Lazio, between 1997 and 2001, when he won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1998-99, the UEFA Super Cup in 1999, the Italian Championship in 1999-2000, and the Coppa Italia. He was the first foreign coach of the England national team, which he managed between 2001 and 2006, reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2002, Euro 2004, and the World Cup in 2006. He also worked at Manchester City, the Mexico national team, and Leicester City, among others. Eriksson died on August 26, 2024, at age 76, after announcing that he was facing cancer.