Sven-Goran Eriksson left his mark on the Argentines he led: Verón’s tribute in the net

“At best I have a year to live; at worst, a little less” She said Sven-Göran Eriksson in a note on Swedish public radio and his shocking words were like a hard blow to the chest football fanswho appreciated the great teams he built over a 40-year career and now feels hopeless.

After his last stint as coach leading the Philippine national team between 2018 and 2019, he served as the Philippines’ sporting director last year. Karlstad Swedish, but his health problems forced him to abandon his post and in February he announced that he would no longer appear in public. However, no one imagined the gravity of the situation.

The profound agitation that this news is generating is global in scope and has reached Argentina. Juan Sebastian Verónwho coached in Italian football, spoke about this sad situation: “Much strength, Mr. Sven! A big hug”he posted on Instagram.

Another of the historical ones that was expressed was Wayne Ronneywho he coached for the England national team. “Sad news this morning. My thoughts go out to Sven Goran-Eriksson and his family. A brilliant coach and a special person. Loved and respected by all. We are with you, Sven. Keep fighting”the former Manchester United striker posted.

Eriksson was the first manager Verón had in Europe. He directed it Sampdoria in the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons and the good harmony between the two was such, in addition to Streghetta’s evident quality and hierarchy on the pitch, that their paths crossed again shortly after in the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons. lazio.

Together they won four titles in the capital team: Serie A, Italian Cup, Italian Super Cup and European Super Cup, all between 1999 and 2000. Shield of the 1999-00 season, the last of the two played by Lazio in its entire history, was commanded by a battalion of Argentine footballers: his Verón, Diego Simeone, Roberto Sensini and Matías Almeyda They were a big part of that team.

While, José Chamot shared Eriksson’s first months in the Italian team, while Hernan Crespo, Claudio Louse López and Lucas Castromán They enjoyed the final phase in the football of the prestigious DT, who at 75 years old is fighting for his life.

The Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet He assured that a year ago he collapsed at home, following a stroke, and that the various medical tests performed on him established that he had pancreatic cancer. “You can slow down the course of the disease, but you can’t operate on it,” that the media reported, definitively.

In his extraordinary coaching career, which began at the end of the 1970s with IFK Göteborg with which he managed to lift the 1982 UEFA Cup, another important Italian team appears: Florentine. And there he directed one of the historical figures of Argentine football: Ramón Diaz, who ended up having a career as a coach as brilliant as his one as a player and who certainly took inspiration from the Swede’s teachings.