Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish football manager who coached England from 2001 to 2006, has died Monday, August 26 after succumbing to pancreatic cancer. He was 76 years old.
Bo Gustavsson, Eriksson's agent, said: "He passed away peacefully this morning with his family around him at his home."
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Sven-Goran Eriksson was a well-known coach many years ago and coached some well-known teams. He was appreciated and knew how to get the job done and for this reason he remained in the minds of the fans where he had results. RIP.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson’s passing signifies the end of an important era in football. He was the first foreign manager of the England national team and was well-respected in the sport. His smart strategies and skill in guiding teams during tough moments helped make him one of the great football managers of his time. RIP Legend!!
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Condolences to his family , sad news , but at least he lived a good life , with successes , money , and above all he had two children to love him . He was well known , his family and many others will remember him
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This news is very sad, but it is part of life, one day we are also going to die, we should not be surprised, but the most important thing is to do things right with our neighbors, it is the only thing one can take to the grave.
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Every uefa games this week started with minute of silence for eriksson! We saw it on game in belgrade, red star bodo glimt! His picture was on stadium, we made respect to him, nobody talked, but after that we passed in champions league! He loved sinisa mihajlovic as player in lazio!
