BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Sven-Goran Eriksson timeline

Home

Explore the BBC

Sport Homepage

Football

Internationals

Live Scores

Results

Fixtures

Tables

Archive

---------------

---------------

RELATED BBC SITES

NEWS
WEATHER

Last Updated: Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 14:15 GMT

E-mail this to a friend

Printable version

Sven-Goran Eriksson timeline

1975

LOWInjury ends modest playing career
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Injury forces Eriksson to hang up his boots at KB Karlskogla so he turns to management in his native Sweden starting at Degerfors. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Moves to IFK Gothenburg in 1979 and wins the Swedish cup that year before adding the national championship in 1981.

1982

HIGHEarly success in Portugal
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Eriksson's switch to Benfica is an instant success. He leads the side to a memorable league and cup double in his first season but they lose to Belgian outfit Anderlecht in the Uefa Cup final. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Another Portuguese title success in 1984 draws attention from the major European leagues and Sven is soon packing his bags for Rome.

1986

HIGHItalian cup success with Roma
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Roma lift the Coppa Italia in Eriksson's second season in charge adding more substance to his growing managerial reputation. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0The Swede takes charge at Italian rivals Fiorentina in 1987 before beginning a second spell in Portugal the highlight of which is a 10 European Cup final defeat to AC Milan in 1990. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0By 1992 he is back in Italy again this time with Sampdoria.

1996

LOWSpurns chance to manage Blackburn
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Eriksson is named as the replacement for Ray Harford as manager of Blackburn but he changes his mind about the job before starting it. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0This paves the way for Roy Hodgson pictured above to run Rovers while Sven continues his Roman adventure at Lazio in 1997.

2000

HIGHGlory days return to Lazio
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Following victories in the Coppa Italia and the Italian Super Cup in 1998 Eriksson leads cashrich Lazio to the European Cup Winners Cup and the Uefa Super Cup the following year. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0But 2000 brings even more glory when Eriksson snares a league and cup double for the blue half of Italy's capital city. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0His reputation is made and the English FA is tempted to make a move.

2000

HIGHEriksson becomes England manager
The FA breaks with tradition and appoints England's first foreign coach a decision that divides the footballing community. Rightly or wrongly Eriksson has perfect credentials after a successful career on the continent with Benfica Roma Sampdoria and Lazio. He later takes over in February 2001 after resigning from Lazio early.

2001

HIGHEngland beat Germany 51
Any doubts over the Swede's suitability to manage England are cast aside with a wonderful win in Munich that delights the whole country. At 10 down England's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup are hanging by a thread but a Michael Owen hattrick a Steven Gerrard thunderbolt and a final flourish from Emile Heskey seal the victory.

2002

LOWUndone byUlrika affair
The thought of the urbane Eriksson with television totty Ulrika Jonsson seems faintly ridiculous and stories of him leaving his shoes outside the bedroom to warn the nanny only add to the absurdity. However true it is and while the revelations entertain the tabloids they threaten to disrupt England's World Cup preparations.

2002

HIGHEngland beat Argentina 10
After the frontpage headlines before the World Cup Eriksson gets back to basics and ensures England make the news for all the right reasons with a rousing backstothewall win over Argentina. David Beckham scores the winning penalty but Eriksson takes the plaudits with astute tactical decisions in a tense group match.

2002

LOWEngland knocked out of World Cup
It is almost possible to envisage Eriksson holding the World Cup with England 10 up before Brazil bounce back in the quarterfinal. Ronaldinhio's wonder goal makes it 21 but when the bucktoothed star is sent off there is hope. However Eriksson looks flush of ideas on the touchline sticks when he should twist and loses.

2003

LOWLose to Australia with mass of subs
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Losing to Australia at cricket is one thing but football LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Eriksson makes Claudio Ranieri look conservative when it comes to substitutions and his experiment to field two different teams with 11 halftime changes ends in extreme embarrassment. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0The whole sorry saga overshadows Wayne Rooney's debut. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0 LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0

2003

LOWPictured chez Abramovich
Roman Abramovich's Russian Revolution at Chelsea is in its infancy when Eriksson strolls in off the street to meet the billionaire and speculation is rife he is ready to take the Stamford Bridge reins. But the Swede plays down the rumours and insists he was just having afternoon tea and "socialising" with his newfound friend.

2003

HIGHQualify for Euro 2004 in Turkey
Riogate and a threatened player revolt David Beckham's first ballooned penalty a halftime tussle in the tunnel in Istanbul... but the Swede sails serenely through the chaos steering England into the Euro 2004 finals with a vital goalless draw in Turkey. Another feather in the cap for Eriksson and his England side.

2004

LOWLinked to Chelsea again
Roman Abramovich has spent millions making Chelsea into a European footballing force but one thing is missing a manager. Despite his success in the hot seat it is an open secret that Claudio Ranieri is on the way out and when Eriksson is seen with Blues chief executive Peter Kenyon it is assumed he is on the way in.

2004

HIGHAgrees contract extension with FA
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Eriksson moves quickly to quash reports that he will join Chelsea LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0after tying up his loose ends with England at Euro 2004. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0He puts pentopaper on a bumper new contract and signs on the dotted line to stay at the helm until 2008. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0It is a deal he insists he would have signed later in the summer. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0 LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0

2004

LOWEngland knocked out of Euro 2004
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Hopes were high that England would make their mark in Portugal but despite Wayne Rooney's best efforts they rarely hit the heights and Eriksson takes the lion's share off the blame for being too defensive. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0They are impressive against Croatia but when it matters most they are overly cautious and let leads slip against France and Portugal. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0 LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0

2004

LOWAffair with FA secretary
There are many sides to Eriksson but in the aftermath of Euro 2004 fans wanted to see the reemergence of sensational Sven who led the team to victory in Munich and not sordid Sven. The Swede's silence is deafening as his bosses confirm he had an affair with Faria Alam an FA employee.

2004

HIGHEriksson keepshis job
On the eve of the new season Eriksson is cleared of misconduct by the FA over his affair with Faria Alam. But while he stays at the helm there is an exodus of other characters from the Soho Square soap opera as Alam chief executive Mark Palios and director of communications Colin Gibson all resign.

2005

LOWLose qualifier to Northern Ireland
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0David Healy's stunning 73rdminute winner hands Northern Ireland their first victory over England since 1973. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Home manager Lawrie Sanchez takes the tactical plaudits as angry England fans call for Eriksson to be sacked from his post. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0 LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0

2005

HIGHLastgasp glory against Argentina
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Following the Northern Ireland loss England beat Austria and Poland to book their place at the 2006 World Cup. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Then Michael Owen poaches two late goals to earn his country a 32 win over Argentina in a spectacular friendly. Suddenly Sven's men find themselves second only to Brazil in the World Cup betting. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0 LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0

2006

LOWFalls foul of tabloid reporter sting
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Eriksson tells an undercover reporter he will quit if England win the World Cup in Germany reports the News of the World newspaper. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0He also allegedly tells the "Fake Sheikh" that he would be prepared to become manager of Aston Villa as part of a takeover and that striker Michael Owen is not happy at his club side Newcastle. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Eriksson says he will sue the paper for "breach of confidentiality". LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0 LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0

2006

LOWEriksson to quit but not yet
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Eriksson says he will quit as England coach two years early following the World Cup finals in Germany. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0"I am happy we have reached this agreement and can now continue our preparations for the World Cup" he says. "It's important to stress how committed I am to success. Let's go and win the World Cup." LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0 LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0

2006

HIGHWill Sven bow out with World Cup win
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Sven's rollercoaster ride as England boss could be given a fairytale ending if his team lift the Jules Rimet trophy in Berlin on 9 July. LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0England will start the tournament as one of the favourites but can David Beckham Wayne Rooney and friends bring back the World Cup Eriksson will certainly hope so. . . LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0 LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0

Help
The movie is 100k and should take no more than 30 seconds to download over a 56k modem.

The application is designed to be played on computers with at least a 400Mhz processor and users with slower machines may experience performance problems.

If it appears to be running slowly try closing down any other applications you may be running.

If it becomes unresponsive click anywhere within the guide. If that fails to work, try refreshing the page.

Click here to go to our help page if you have any questions or problems about using the Flash plug-in.

E-mail this to a friend

Printable version


	E-mail services \| Sport on mobiles/PDAs \| Headlines for your site
MMIX	Back to top