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Sven-Goran Eriksson

(1948–2024) Association Football Player

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Sven-Goran Eriksson was an association football player.

Quick Facts About Sven-Goran Eriksson

Born: February 5, 1948
Died: August 26, 2024
Profession: Association Football Player

About Sven-Goran Eriksson

[Wikidata] Swedish football manager (1948–2024)... | [Wikipedia] Sven-Göran Eriksson was a Swedish football player and manager. After a playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 trophies with a variety of league clubs in Sweden, Portugal, and Italy. In European competition, he

Quotes by Sven-Goran Eriksson

Premier League is one thing. World Cup is totally different.

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Cup

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My private life has absolutely nothing to do with my football.

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Football

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Yes, England lost to Iceland at Euro 2016 but you need to look at what Iceland had, as well as what England…

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Look

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The player picked as No 23 in the squad will not win the World Cup for you.

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Cup

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It is more difficult for any coach to work in the Premier League than any other league. You can lose or win…

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Coach

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Sometimes things go wrong in 'football. You can lose games, own-goals, you can buy the wrong players. But you do it in…

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Football

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My private life, I prefer to have that private.

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Life

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My second year in Rome was very good. Back then, a striker was a striker. Strikers scored goals; they didn't defend. Today…

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Famous

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I didn't care: if I liked a woman and wanted to meet her, why shouldn't I be able to?

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Care

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The first time I met Faria Alam was at the Football Association offices in London.

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First time

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I'd won three cups with Lazio - then, against the odds, we won Serie A, the Italian equivalent of the Premier League.…

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Car

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David Beckham deserves all the respect you can give to him.

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David

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Maybe I trust people too much.

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Maybe

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I loved managing England more than anything but there were times during those five years when I thought, 'Why did I leave…

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Anything

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Many clubs use sports psychologists today. But you have to work with a mental coach for months. You can't just start when…

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Psychology

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Without big money you can't stay at the top. Maybe you can reach it for one year but you can't if you…

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Big

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The pressure on the English national team has always been very big at all the big tournaments.

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Always

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Sir Alex Ferguson was a genuinely nice man. We met many times and even had dinner together on a few occasions. But…

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Man

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To be the England manager you must win every game, not do anything in your private life and hopefully not earn too…

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England

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Italian football in the eighties and nineties was the most beautiful league in the world. The hardest, most beautiful of all.

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Beautiful

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My private life was not very private in England.

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England

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If I am going to write a book, which I have done, I think we have to get it right - whatever…

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Book

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The truth is that I never cared about money. Not one bit.

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About

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Personally, I've never liked confrontation.

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Confrontation

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I am quite sure they are a little bit angry, they want revenge. I think they've wanted that since Monday morning. They…

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Angry

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Sven-Goran Eriksson by topic

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