Former manager of England, Sven-Goran Eriksson, claims to have only “a year” to live

Ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson says he might only have about a year to live after finding out he has cancer.

The 75-year-old man from Sweden was the first coach from another country to manage England’s soccer team. He led the team to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2002 and 2006, as well as the Euros in 2004.

“I will keep fighting for as long as possible,” Eriksson told Swedish Radio P1.

I am very sick. In the best situation, it might take a year, but it could be much less in the worst situation. We can’t know for sure, so it’s best not to worry about it.

Eriksson, who worked as a manager for 42 years, stopped working as the sporting director at the Swedish club Karlstad 11 months ago due to health problems.

He said he was trying to stay happy and “create something positive” out of his cancer diagnosis.

“You try to fool your brain, but it’s too easy to start feeling bad and stay at home. ” He said it’s good to stay positive and not give up when things get tough.

Eriksson started working as a manager for Degerfors in 1977. Then he went to Gothenburg, where he won the Swedish title, two Swedish cups, and the 1981 Uefa Cup.

After that, he played for big teams in Portugal and Italy like Benfica, Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, and Lazio. He won seven trophies with Lazio including the Serie A title, two Italian Cups and the Uefa Cup Winners’ Cup.

Eriksson left his job at Lazio in 2001 to become the new England manager after Kevin Keegan.

After working for five years, it was announced in January 2006 that Eriksson would be leaving his job after the World Cup in Germany that summer, even though he still had two years left on his contract.

It is not clear why he left, but people think it might be because he got caught in a sting operation by a journalist.

After leaving England, Eriksson had different jobs as a manager. He worked for teams like Manchester City and Leicester City, and also coached national teams like Mexico, Ivory Coast, and the Philippines.

He worked for Chinese soccer teams Guangzhou R&F, Shanghai SIPG and Shenzhen from 2013 to 2017. He also briefly managed the Philippines national team from October 2018 to January 2019.