Sven-Göran Eriksson RIP

[GMI]

Not unexpected but very sad nonetheless.

Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager, dies aged 76

Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager and winner of multiple honours at club level, has died at the age of 76

www.theguardian.com

 

[E17yid]

Football aside he always seemed like such a genuine, kind bloke. RIP Sven.

 

[Hazelton]

What a life. RIP, Sven.

 

[EQP]

RIP Sven

 

[jay2040]

Such a nice guy. Had some dealings with him through work many years ago.

 

[Misfit]

He was a very fun guy, patience of a saint too with our tabloids and their antics.

RIP.

 

[ghjk_91]

Strikes me as somebody who lived life to the fullest and wasn't afraid of enjoying life, which is a great quality. Rest in peace.

 

[aliyid]

I bet he played this banger every day

 

[only1waddle]

RIP Sven, humble guy who had a great career.​

​

Manager​

Degerfors

• Division 3 Västra Svealand: 1978

IFK Göteborg

• Svenska Cupen: 1978–79, 1981–82
• Allsvenskan: 1982
• UEFA Cup: 1981–82

Benfica

• Primeira Divisão: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1990–91
• Taça de Portugal: 1982–83
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1989
• European Cup runner-up: 1989–90
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1982–83

Roma

• Coppa Italia: 1985–86

Sampdoria

• Coppa Italia: 1993–94

Lazio

• Serie A: 1999–2000
• Coppa Italia: 1997–98, 1999–2000
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1998, 2000
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1998–99
• UEFA Super Cup: 1999
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1997–98

 

[Gassin's finest]

Dude managed to shag Ulrika Johnson looking like that. Deserved all the plaudits he got for that.

RIP

 

[yiddo_4eva]

Rip Sven

 

[PLTuck]

He gave me the smashing of Germany 5-1 on my birthday so will always be grateful for that

Sure we didn't win anything under him, but he was a class act human being. Never lost his cool, and got to do the jiggy with Ulrika.

RIP you legend.

 

[easley91]

RIP Sven. That game in Munich was a highlight and the tune(s) that came from it will live with me until the end of time.

I'd recommend his doc on Amazon prime. Well worth the watch.

 

[Gassin's finest]

He gave me the smashing of Germany 5-1 on my birthday so will always be grateful for that

Sure we didn't win anything under him, but he was a class act human being. Never lost his cool, and got to do the jiggy with Ulrika.

RIP you legend.

Smashed the Germans, then smashed Ulrika-ka-ka-ka...

 

[PLTuck]

RIP Sven. That game in Munich was a highlight and the tune(s) that came from it will live with me until the end of time.

I'd recommend his doc on Amazon prime. Well worth the watch.

I watched this last night. It's good.

That News of the World hack though....

 

[easley91]

I watched this last night. It's good.

That News of the World hack though....

The whole media back then were just awful. Waiting for him to trip up at any point. He was disrespected from day one just because he wasn't English, despite his record in European leagues. Made me sick to watch and look back to be honest.

 

[Marty]

The whole media back then were just awful. Waiting for him to trip up at any point. He was disrespected from day one just because he wasn't English, despite his record in European leagues. Made me sick to watch and look back to be honest.

It will never fail to baffle me how anybody gives any kind of shit about the private life of a single adult male, regardless of their status.

 

[Danners9]

Watching it now.

The scrutiny of an unmarried man having a relationship with an unmarried woman is ridiculous.. and was at the time. NOTW was always lowest common denominator coverage, but the mockery of everything from his Swedish accent and appearance to the soundbytes around the shame of appointing a non-English manager is the real shame. Not his private life. What's the point of having a national team, someone says. Crazy.

The Faria Alam interviewer was pretty gross too.

Seems like the whole documentary is going to focus around this sort of stuff. I've got 30 minutes to go.