'It was a fantastic life. 'Where I Will Be Buried' Swedish Legend Eriksen's last will, full of gratitude, to former 英 national team coach

Aug 27, 2024

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"Thank you for everything. It was a fantastic life. Goodbye, everyone!"

Former coach Sven Yeran Eriksson, who was the first foreign coach of the Swedish football legend and the `Soccer Terminals' English national team, went to bed at the age of 76. Former coach Eriksson, who was fighting pancreatic cancer, evaluated his life positively in the last minute of his life and thanked everyone. And he left a will to bury it in a small house in his hometown.

British media Daily Star said on the 27th (Korea time) 'The impressive funeral plan after the death of former England coach Ericsson is a hot topic. He asked to be buried in his hometown's old house, he reported.

Former coach Eriksson, a Swedish legend, has been a leader since 1977 and has played for prestigious professional teams such as Benfica (Portugal), AS Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Lazio (Italy), Manchester City, and Leicester City (England). He was then appointed as England's first foreign national team coach from January 2001 and led the England national team, which is full of prominent stars such as David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, for five and a half years until July 2006.

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Former coach Eriksson led England to the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, Euro 2004 and 2006 Germany World Cup. He had 40 wins, 17 draws and 10 losses in his career with the England national team, and his best performance was to advance to the quarterfinals. At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, they met Portugal in the quarterfinals and lost after a penalty shootout.

Former coach Eriksson was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in January. He spent the last moment of his life as sports director of Carlstadt, Sweden. It was difficult to recover because it was found too late. He was sentenced to a time limit of about a year. Nevertheless, he continued his affection for soccer until the end. He continued his final farewell move by visiting the teams he led and encouraging the players.

But he couldn't beat the disease in the end. He died quietly at home on the 26th with his family watching. The Daily Star said "Before Ericsson's death, Amazon Prime aired a touching documentary in which he talked about his life. Here, former coach Eriksson mentioned his old house, saying he wanted to be buried after death, and revealed the place.

In the documentary, Eriksson chose Sunne's birthplace in western Sweden and a small house near Lake Freiken, not far from the playground where he played soccer during his Torsby youth, as his sanctuary. The Mirror reports that `In this documentary, former director Eriksson conveyed his appreciation and will for the area.'

He said "Beautiful places make my heart calm" and after looking around the lake "It's at the bottom of the mountain where my ancestors grew up. That's Torsby, where I grew up. I always thought it was a good place." Then in this documentary "I had a good life, I think we all fear the last day of our lives. But life includes death. You have to learn to accept what it is", showing a good attitude toward life.

Former coach Eriksson then said "Hopefully at the end people will say 'Yeah, he was a good guy" But not everyone will. I just want you to remember me as a positive person trying to do everything you can. Thank you to all the coaches, players and spectators. It was absolutely fantastic. Take good care of yourself and live a good life...Goodbye to all," he said, leaving a last will.

It was a beautiful and elegant farewell of a master representing a generation.

wman@sportschosun.com

'It was a fantastic life. 'Where I Will Be Buried' Swedish Legend Eriksen's last will, full of gratitude, to former 英 national team coach

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