.Sep 13, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe funeral of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the 1st foreign supervisor to train the England nationwide group, was held on Friday in the little Swedish city of Torsby where he grew up prior to embarking on a renowned occupation at the peak of International football.A soft-spoken however calculated trainer, Eriksson guided staffs in Sweden, Portugal and also Italy, succeeding significant prizes in the 1980s and also 1990s prior to tackling the England work in 2001, handling stars like David Beckham, that was actually among the attendees at the service.Eriksson introduced in January that he was actually terminally ill along with pancreatic cancer cells as well as devoted much of the observing months reconnecting with a lot of the locations as well as folks core to his job prior to he perished final month.He fulfilled his long for dealing with Liverpool, after leading the nightclub in a charity legends game against Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was actually among the guests that spent their areas to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the former manager's funeral in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT Headlines Agency/AFP through Getty ImagesThe funeral service took place in Torsby, a non-urban city of less than 5,000 individuals near the border with Norway, and was participated in by a number of hundred folks inside the church.Some 200 seats in the neo-Gothic religion coming from 1898 were scheduled for his household, pals and players coming from his profession in the soccer planet, according to his agent. The continuing to be seats were open for the public, according to Eriksson's wishOthers adhered to the service on a silver screen put together outdoors and the funeral service was actually offered covering insurance coverage through Swedish media.The timber casket was actually wheeled in by pallbearers at the religion Friday morning. Close to the coffin was an image of Eriksson on a little table. The blossomy wreaths consisted of ones delivered through FIFA and also Lazio, the Italian crew that Eriksson led to the Serie A label in 2000. Others joining the memorial service included the Swedish trainer's longtime companion Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes moved in from prime ministers, clubs and also previous players adhering to the information of his fatality while national groups featuring England and also Sweden played with black arm bands during the the September international break.Eriksson, recognized in Sweden just as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 as well as 2006 Planet Mug quarterfinals, as well as to the 2004 International Championship, dealing with a gold age of gamers that besides Beckham included stars such as Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and also Steven Gerrard.He began creating his international online reputation when he assisted Swedish club IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Cup in 1982 and also happened to gain silverware as instructor of Portugal's Benfica and also Italian clubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and Sampdoria.Unable to end England's prize drought, he left behind the controls of the nationwide side in 2006, going on to trainer Manchester Metropolitan area and also Leicester City along with Mexico as well as Cream color Shore and also clubs in China as well as Philippines.Information coming from the Associated Press helped in this report.