.Sep thirteen, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe memorial service of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the very first overseas supervisor to train the England national group, was held on Friday in the little Swedish city of Torsby where he grew up before starting a renowned career at the pinnacle of European football.A soft-spoken yet determined train, Eriksson helped crews in Sweden, Portugal and also Italy, succeeding major trophies in the 1980s and 1990s prior to handling the England job in 2001, managing superstars including David Beckham, who was actually among the attendees at the service.Eriksson introduced in January that he was actually terminally sick along with pancreatic cancer and spent a lot of the complying with months reconnecting along with a lot of the locations and individuals main to his occupation prior to he passed away last month.He met his desire for taking care of Liverpool, after leading the club in a charitable organization legends video game versus Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was amongst the attendees who spent their areas to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the past supervisor's funeral service in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT Updates Agency/AFP through Getty ImagesThe memorial service occurred in Torsby, a rural community of less than 5,000 individuals near the border along with Norway, and also was attended by several hundred folks inside the church.Some 200 chairs in the neo-Gothic church from 1898 were booked for his household, buddies and also players coming from his profession in the football planet, depending on to his agent. The remaining chairs levelled for the public, depending on to Eriksson's wishOthers complied with the company on a silver screen put together outdoors and also the funeral service was actually provided blanket insurance coverage through Swedish media.The timber casket was wheeled in by pallbearers at the church Friday morning. Beside the coffin was actually a photograph of Eriksson on a small table. The blossomy wreaths included ones sent out by FIFA and also Lazio, the Italian crew that Eriksson brought about the Serie A label in 2000. Others attending the funeral service featured the Swedish coach's longtime partner Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes streamed in from prime ministers, nightclubs and also former players observing the news of his death while nationwide groups including England as well as Sweden enjoyed with dark branch bands in the course of the the September worldwide break.Eriksson, recognized in Sweden just as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 and 2006 World Mug quarterfinals, and to the 2004 International Champion, taking care of a golden age group of players that besides Beckham featured superstars like Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and also Steven Gerrard.He began building his worldwide reputation when he led Swedish club IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Cup in 1982 and also happened to win silverware as trainer of Portugal's Benfica and also Italian nightclubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and Sampdoria.Unable to end England's trophy drought, he left behind the controls of the nationwide edge in 2006, happening to trainer Manchester Metropolitan area and Leicester Urban area as well as Mexico as well as Cream color Shoreline and clubs in China as well as Philippines.Information from the Associated Press supported this record.