Sven-Goran Eriksson’s most memorable moments across a varied career in England
The 75-year-old Swede, who has terminal cancer, was England boss and managed in the Premier League and lower divisions.
Sven-Goran Eriksson has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and in a “best case” scenario has around a year left to live, the former England manager has revealed.
The 75-year-old enjoyed a varied managerial career which included spells in charge of Benfica, Roma, Lazio, Manchester City and the England national team.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the Swede’s most memorable moments with, and in, England.
Germany 1 England 5 – September 1, 2001
Germany’s last match at the Olympiastadion in Munich started well when Carsten Jancker gave them an early lead, but England roared back with Michael Owen scoring a hat-trick, Steven Gerrard netting a brace and Emile Heskey completing a famous rout in the 74th minute.
England 2 Greece 2 – October 6, 2001
A play-off against Ukraine loomed until captain David Beckham, who had been off target with five previous efforts, stepped up to curl a 25-yard free-kick into the top corner with virtually the last kick of the game. With Germany held 0-0 at home to Finland, England topped the group on goal difference.
England 1 Brazil 2 – June 21, 2002
Owen gave England the lead midway through the first half, but Rivaldo equalised in stoppage time and the game’s decisive moment came five minutes after the interval when Ronaldinho’s long-range free-kick caught a flat-footed David Seaman off his line and dropped into the far corner. Ronaldinho was sent off soon afterwards but England could not take advantage.
Middlesbrough 8 Manchester City 1 – May 11, 2008
That season ended in humiliating fashion as City were thrashed 8-1 at Middlesbrough on the final day, the home side taking advantage of an early red card for Richard Dunne to run riot, with Afonso Alves scoring a hat-trick.
Leicester 2 Bristol City 1 – February 18, 2011
As well as taking Manchester City to a replay in the FA Cup, Eriksson’s side won seven of their first eight league games, with a five-game winning streak completed by a 2-1 win over Bristol City, courtesy of a last-gasp winner from Martyn Waghorn. That result lifted Leicester to seventh in the table, just one point off a play-off place, but a stuttering finish saw them finish 10th.
Morecambe 2 Notts County 1 – July 22, 2009
Sol Campbell and Kasper Schmeichel were high-profile recruits but the goalkeeper was released at the end of the season and the former played just one game, a 2-1 defeat at Morecambe. Eriksson later said that Campbell left midway through a training session, three days after the Morecambe game, and never returned.
