England's golden generation of football stars have led the tributes to their former manager Seng gon Ericson who has died aged 76 Ericson had pancreatic cancer and at the beginning of 2020 for revealed he only had a year to live at Best in a statement his family confirmed he had died writing on Monday after a long illness SG died during the morning at home surrounded by Family the closest mourners are daughter Lena son Yan with wife Amana and granddaughter Sky father Sven girlfriend Janet with son alidis brother leric with wife jamnong the swed became the first foreign manager of the England men's football team in 2001 coaching players including David Beckham Steven Jared Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard also David Beckham paid tribute to true gentleman then Gan Erikson and said he will be forever grateful to the former England manager who has died aged 76 Erikson the first non-british England manager named Beckham as his captain after being appointed in 2001 the swed was manager for all but two of the 59 matches Beckham captained England Sven thank you for always being the person you have always been passionate caring calm and a true gentleman said the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder I will be forever grateful for you making me your captain beckam posted his message on social media alongside a video of the pair from his visit to see Ericson earlier this year Erikson revealed in January he had been diagnosed with cancer and given at best a year to live we laughed we cried and we knew we were saying goodbye beckan said I will forever hold these last memories of this day with you and your family thank you Sven and in your last words to me it will be okay