Sven Goran Eriksson is a well-known Swedish Football manager as well as a former player.
After a modest career as a right-back player, Eriksen later had significant success in club management from 1977 to 2001. He won 18 trophies while leading various league clubs in Sweden, Portugal, and Italy.
Sven Goran Eriksson also managed the national teams of Mexico, England, the Philippines, and the Ivory Coast, as well as Manchester City and Leicester City in England.
As a coach, Sven Goran Eriksson worked in 10 countries- Sweden, Italy, Portugal, England, Mexico, Thailand, China, Ivory Coast, the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines.
Sven Goran Eriksson Illness
Recently, in early January 2024, Sven Goran Eriksson announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and said- “at best about a year to live”.
Sven Goran Eriksson Early Life
Sven Goran Eriksson was born to his parents on 5 February 1948 in Sunne, Sweden. Sven Goran Eriksson’s age is 75 years as of 2024.
Sven Goran Eriksson’s parents were Ulla Eriksson and Sven Eriksson. Sven Goran’s father was a bus conductor and his mother worked in a textile store.
Sven has a brother whose name is Lars-Erik Eriksson. Sven Goran Eriksson’s height is 5 feet 10 inches.
Who is Sven Goran Eriksson Wife?
Sven Goran Eriksson’s marital status is divorced. Sven Goran Eriksson’s wife was Ann-Christine Pettersson.
Sven Goran Eriksson and Ann-Christine Pettersson married in July 1977 and filed for divorce in 1994.
The couple have two children- Lina Eriksson and Johan Eriksson.
Sven Goran Eriksson revealed that his marriage broke up because he had an affair with Graziella Mancinelli.
Are Sven and Nancy still together?
No, Sven and Nancy are not together.
Sven Goran Eriksson and Nancy Dell’Olio met in May 1998. Six months later, both of them started a relationship.
In 2001 the couple shifted to London. In 2002, Sven Goran Eriksson had an affair with television presenter Ulrika Jonsson. But after some time he came back into a relationship with Nancy.
In 2004, Sven Goran Eriksson had an affair with secretary Faria Alam. Nancy was troubled by her partner Sven’s affairs but still decided to stay with him.
Sven Goran Eriksson and Nancy Dell’Olio separated in August 2007.
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