Sven-Göran Eriksson Sports manager

Sven-Göran Eriksson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsvɛn ˈjœː.ˈran ˈeːrɪk.ˈsɔn] (13px ); born 5 February 1948), commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis in Sweden, is a Swedish football manager and former player.Eriksson won 17 major trophies as a manager, with a variety of league clubs in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, between 1979 and 2000, and became the first manager to win league-and-cup doubles in three different countries. He later managed the national teams of England, Mexico and Ivory Coast, and three clubs in England. He is currently the manager of Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG.He has worked in nine different countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and China.

Personal facts

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Alias (AKA)Eriksson Sven-Goran
Birth dateFebruary 05, 1948
Birth place
Sweden , Torsby , Sunne Sweden
Height (meters)1.78

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Football manager

club
A.S. Roma
ACF Fiorentina
England national football team
S.S. Lazio
IFK Göteborg
Degerfors IF
S.L. Benfica
U.C. Sampdoria
position
Defender (association football)
teams
Västra Frölunda IF
Guangzhou R&F F.C.
Torsby
KB Karlskoga FF

Sven-Göran Eriksson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://sven.speaksup.com
  2. http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Coaches/Postings/2003/09/SvenCoach.htm