Full timeline Sven-Goran Eriksson cancer battle: How aggressive disease killed Swedish football manager in two years - and the surprising symptoms that lay hidden READ MORE: Disturbing rise of super fit slim young people with bowel cancer By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:53, 26 August 2024 | Updated: 14:31, 26 August 2024 e-mail View comments Former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has died aged 76 after becoming terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. The Swedish legend — who said in January he had 'best case a year' to live after his diagnosis — was the first overseas boss to lead the England national team in 2001. He led the talented squad to quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and at the 2004 European Championships .
Last week Eriksson issued a poignant public farewell in a new Amazon Prime Video documentary SVEN looking back at his life and career. A larger-than-life character, worries about his health first surfaced when he resigned from his sporting director position at Swedish club Karlstad in February 2023. Here, MailOnline looks back at the heartbreakingly quick timeline of his illness that took hold in just two years.
Former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has died aged 76 after becoming terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. The Swedish legend — who said in January he had 'best case a year' to live after his diagnosis — was the first overseas boss to lead the England national team in 2001.