Eriksson

British

/ ˈɛrɪksən /

noun

Sven-Goran (ˈsfɛnˈɡɜːrən). born 1948, Swedish football manager; honours as a club manager include the UEFA Cup (1982) with Gothenburg, three Portuguese league titles with Benfica (1983, 1984, 1990), and the Italian league with Lazio (2000); head coach of the England national team (2001–06)

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Example Sentences

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But Sander Eriksson is a nice young man.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tuchel is not the first England manager to have to juggle his side around to fit the best players in, with Sven-Goran Eriksson constantly trying to find the right balance in midfield.

From BBC

He is the third England manager after Glenn Hoddle and Sven-Goran Eriksson to win that many of his first seven matches.

From Barron's

It is nonsensical to suggest Bellingham's exclusion is proof Tuchel regards him as dispensable, but it shows the German will not be in thrall to any player, or bow to the whims of his biggest names as his predecessors - most notably Sven-Goran Eriksson - did.

From BBC

It is something Tuchel's predecessors struggled with, especially Sven-Goran Eriksson, who picked established stars and shoehorned the biggest names into his team, some like Paul Scholes out of position on the left side, but failing to deliver success.

From BBC

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