England pay touching tribute to Sven Goran-Eriksson with minute’s applause at Wembley and emotional video

1977 - Having played football professionally in Sweden, Sven-Goran Eriksson kicked off his managerial career with Swedish side Degerfors.

2000 - He guided Lazio to the Serie A title to become one of the hottest coaches in the world.

2001 - Following the resignation of Kevin Keegan, he was appointed England’s next permanent manager in February 2001. He oversaw 66 games with the Three Lions, winning 39 and losing just 12.

2002 - Eriksson led England to the 2002 World Cup with the likes of Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes and David Beckham in his squad. The Three Lions were knocked out in the quarter-finals.

2004 - The legendary manager also led the Three Lions to Euro 2004, but they were knocked out of the quarter-finals to Portugal.

2006 - Eriksson led England to another World Cup, his final tournament in charge, before resigning.

2007 - The Swede took charge of Manchester City a year after leaving the England job and oversaw 45 games.

2010 - Having coached Mexico, Ivory Coast and Notts County after parting ways with Man City, Erikson took charge of Leicester and saved them from relegation. Following his time with the Foxes he went on to manage China and Philippines.

2024 - In January 2024, Eriksson announced he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Three months later, he fulfilled a lifelong dream of managing Liverpool in a legends match at Anfield, before passing away in August.