Sven-Göran Eriksson
Swedish football manager (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sven-Göran Eriksson (Swedish pronunciation: [svɛnˈjœ̂ːran ˈêːrɪkˌsɔn] ⓘ; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish retired football manager and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven-Göran Eriksson | ||
Date of birth | (1948-02-05) 5 February 1948 (age 76) | ||
Place of birth | Sunne, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1971 | Torsby IF | 109 | (23) |
1971–1972 | SK Sifhälla | 22 | (1) |
1972–1973 | KB Karlskoga FF | 19 | (4) |
Total | 150 | (28) | |
Managerial career | |||
1977–1978 | Degerfors IF | ||
1979–1982 | IFK Göteborg | ||
1982–1984 | Benfica | ||
1984–1987 | Roma | ||
1987–1989 | Fiorentina | ||
1989–1992 | Benfica | ||
1992–1997 | Sampdoria | ||
1997–2001 | Lazio | ||
2001–2006 | England | ||
2007–2008 | Manchester City | ||
2008–2009 | Mexico | ||
2010 | Ivory Coast | ||
2010–2011 | Leicester City | ||
2013–2014 | Guangzhou R&F | ||
2014–2016 | Shanghai SIPG | ||
2016–2017 | Shenzhen | ||
2018–2019 | Philippines | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 trophies with a variety of league clubs in Sweden, Portugal, and Italy. In European competition, he won both the UEFA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup (the last edition of the latter trophy before its abolition) and reached the final of the European Cup.
Eriksson later managed the national teams of England, Mexico, Philippines and the Ivory Coast, as well as Manchester City and Leicester City in England. Eriksson has coached in ten countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, China and the Philippines.