Eriksson turned round England's bid for qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, with several crucial wins over lesser opposition before his first real test, England's rematch with Germany in Munich on 1 September 2001.

Gustav Eriksson had reasons to fear for his life and left Räfsnäs.

After a trophyless two years at Fiorentina, Eriksson moved back to Benfica for a second stint in 1989, where he led the Portuguese side to the final of the European Cup ( losing to Milan 1 – 0 ) in 1990, and another League title in 1991.

Eriksson stated family reasons for wanting to stay in Italy.

Although it was England's first ever defeat in a World Cup or European Championship qualifying match under Eriksson, it brought his position under unprecedented pressure and he was criticized, both by some fans and by BBC commentators, for his alleged lack of charisma and tactical awareness.

The die was cast however and Eriksson's tenure was terminated costing The FA a year of penalty payment damages that saw Eriksson unemployed for 12 months at the FA's considerable expense.

In his farewell speech, Eriksson wished England well and singled out Rooney for special praise, advising the press not to blame the youngster's dismissal for England's exit.

Under Eriksson, England achieved the highest point percentage in Major Tournament Matches of all time for an England manager, lost only 3 competitive games ( excluding extra-time ), and achieved top qualifying place in all three International tournaments.

Eriksson received the Premier League's Manager of the Month award for August.

In early March, Eriksson continued to deny that he would leave Mexico and return to manage Portsmouth, insisting that he would remain and help Mexico qualify for the World Cup.

Disclosure of the amount of money Eriksson ’ s contract was worth has never been confirmed, but it has been reported that he got £ 270, 000 for the job.

In an interview with Yorkshire Radio on 8 February 2012, the chairman of English Championship club Leeds United, Ken Bates, revealed that Eriksson had applied for the vacant managerial position at the club after the dismissal of Simon Grayson.

With Sven-Göran Eriksson eventually taking the helm and under increasing pressure for his place from the emerging and improving Rio Ferdinand, Adams retired from international football before Eriksson picked his first squad.

* Håkan Eriksson, Senior Vice President for Research, Ericsson

His boat is the one Leif Eriksson acquired about 15 years later for Leif's famed landing on Vineland.

The eastern wall passed between two defensive towers ; the northern being that of what was to become the castle Three Crowns, destroyed by fire in 1697, and the southern, of which no archaeological traces have been found, is known to have been given to the Blackfriars by King Magnus Eriksson ( 1316 – 1377 ) in 1336 and therefore was arguably located at the location for the monastery, in the southern end of Prästgatan, north of the square Järntorget.

Meserve has Diaz order air support for an assault on the depot, then orders Eriksson to kill Oanh.

* Since the year 2001, the UK's most successful lookalike has been Derek Williams (" Svenalike ") as Sven-Goran Eriksson's lookalike / soundalike double who was selected by The FA as a stand in for Eriksson at VIP receptions and for Official pre-match Hospitality and has achieved widespread acclaim and the most extensive TV, film and video exposure of any celebrity double in recent history.

3 is set during the 2006 soccer World Cup and features convincing look-alike doubles including Derek Williams for Sven-Goran Eriksson, Frank Lampard and others who blend the transition from archive footage of the tournament with the fictional action depicted.

This was Seaman's last appearance for the England national team, as Eriksson dropped him in favour of David James.

A year later, Grip was appointed assistant manager of the Swedish national team, and Eriksson became Degerfors ' manager, winning promotion to Division 2 in 1978.

Eriksson had initially agreed to take over after the expiration of his contract in summer 2001, but decided to resign his post at Lazio early, and he officially began his England duties in January of that year.

During summer 1994 transfer window, Mihajlović joined the third-placed club in previous season's Serie A standings and Coppa Italia winners – Sampdoria coached by Sven-Göran Eriksson.

In the summer 1998, Mihajlović was brought to Lazio by head coach Sven-Göran Eriksson and club president Sergio Cragnotti for ₤ 8. 5 million.

Boosted by the loan signings of players such as Kyle Naughton and later Yakubu, results steadily improved under Eriksson as Leicester gradually began to climb the table, until a good run of form in the new year saw Leicester win seven of their first eight league games of 2011 and also take Premier League title-challengers and eventual cup-winners Manchester City to a replay in the FA Cup.

However, after 13 league matches Eriksson left the club by mutual consent on 24 October 2011 with the Foxes sitting in the 13th position in the league, 2 points from a play-off position.

* 2011 — SWEDEN: Fia Backström, Andreas Eriksson ( Curator: Magnus af Petersens )

On 20 October 2010, Vassell signed for English side Leicester City on a two-year deal until the end of 2011 – 12 season, reuniting him with former Manchester City and England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.

She was one of the spokespersons of the Green Party alongside Peter Eriksson between 2002 and 2011.

Lars-Johan Peter Eriksson ( born 3 August 1958 in Tranås, Småland ) is Swedish politician who was one of the two spokespersons ( leaders ) of the Green Party in Sweden between 2002 and 2011, working alongside Maria Wetterstrand.

* 2008 – 2011 Kimmo Eriksson

Leicester City signed Kamara on loan until the end of the 2010 – 11 season on 21 March 2011 after Leicester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson confirmed his interest in signing him.

* Ellinor Eriksson ( 2011 -)

Ricardo started training with Football League Championship club Leicester City, and joined the team on 31 January 2011, signing until the end of the season, and citing manager Sven-Göran Eriksson as his motivation for joining the club.

On 12 March 2011, Gallagher made 3 assists as Leicester beat Scunthorpe 3-0 at Glanford Park, earning praise from manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who believed " he is not far from Beckham in terms of his delivery of set-pieces.

In 2011, when asked about Mancini, Eriksson said, " I took him to Lazio with me and he wanted to be a manager even while he was a player.

On 27 June 2011, Schmeichel was officially confirmed as a Leicester City player, signing a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee that reunited him for a second time with his former Manchester City manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson.

On 27 May 2011, manager Sven Goran Eriksson allowed Neilson along with Michael Lamey to speak to other clubs in search of more regular first team opportunities.

Even though King Christian had promised amnesty to his enemies within the Sture party, including Gustav Eriksson, the latter chose to decline the invitation.

Magnus Eriksson ( spring 1316 – 1 December 1374 ) as Magnus IV was king of Sweden ( 1319 – 1364 ), including Finland, as Magnus VII King of Norway ( 1319 – 1343 ), including Iceland and Greenland, and also ruled Scania ( 1332 – 1360 ).

* The German national football team lose a World Cup qualifier for only the second time at home in their history ( including as West Germany ) by a heavy 1-5 margin to an England team managed by Sven-Göran Eriksson in the Olympic Stadium in Munchen ( Munich ), ending a significant run of England losses to Germany.

Under Eriksson with England, Vassell scored six goals from 22 international caps awarded between 2002 and 2004, including appearances at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea / Japan, and UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal.

The last of McManaman's caps came in 2001 when Sven-Göran Eriksson utilised him for his first games in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, including a game back at Anfield against Finland-where McManaman setup David Beckham's winner-but then apparently left a message on McManaman's answering machine to inform him that he was not going to be in the final 2002 FIFA World Cup England squad in early 2002.

Since joining Chelsea, Kenyon has been involved in high-profile controversies including an attempt to persuade the manager of the England national team Sven-Göran Eriksson to become manager of Chelsea, and the tapping-up of former Arsenal and current England left-back Ashley Cole.