The first foreign manager of England’s men’s international team Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away at age 76.

Eriksson’s passing comes after he revealed his diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer in January 2024.

The Swede’s family announced his death happened on Monday at his home, where he was surrounded by loved ones, as confirmed by his former agent Bo Gustavsson.

Eriksson contributed 18 trophies between 1977 and 2001 to several clubs in Sweden, Portugal and Italy.

Shortly after, he began his stint as the England manager, overseeing world-renowned players such as David Beckham and Wayne Rooney.

The World Cup and European Championships, though big stops on the map that Eriksson managed to land the English team, remain sore memories in the minds of many, as the team was knocked out of the quarter-finals consecutively between 2002 and 2006.

The most success he found was with Serie A club Lazio, where he cemented his status as one of Europe’s leading coaches by winning Serie A in 2000, copping the second Italian championship in the club’s history, along with three other major trophies.

He also became the first non-British manager to be appointed head coach of the England national team, adding Swedish spice to the team’s faltering World Cup qualification campaign, which included a 5-1 win for the ages over Germany in Munich.

Eriksson moved on from coaching England to one season in charge of Cityzens at the Ethiad, later lacing his career with stops at clubs like Notts County, Ivory Coast and Leicester City before he closed his career.

I hope you will remember me as a positive guy trying to do everything he could do,” said Eriksson in his Amazon Prime ‘Sven’ documentary released this August.

“Don’t be sorry, smile. Thank you for everything, coaches, players, the crowds, it’s been fantastic. Take care of yourself and take care of your life. And live it.”