Sven Goran Erikson former England Football manager passed away at 76 appointed as England's first foreign manager in 2001 Erikson had earlier successes in Sweden Italy and Portugal under his leadership England enjoyed a memorable 5 to1 victory over Germany in a World Cup qualifier despite strong performances England failed to progress beyond the quarterfinals in the 2002 World Cup the 20 4 European championships and the 2006 World Cup Erikson faced criticism for his tactical inflexibility and off-field controversies including meetings with Chelsea's owner and tabloid scandals his coaching career spanned roles with Manchester City Leicester City and National teams of Mexico Ivory Coast and the Philippines Ericson's final years included a brief stint at knots County and a terminal cancer diagnosis es in January 2024 he is survived by his partner yanis Seth Bravo Mendoza children Johan and Lena and other family members