Sven-Goran Eriksson is a manager with a distinguished record both at club and at international level. He is currently the Head Coach of the Ivory Coast national team.

At current, he is the only manager to have won the league and cup double in three different countries, a statistic that amplifies his unique and incomparable adaptability.

As a professional player in Sweden, major trophies appeared well beyond his reach, that is, until he tried his hand as a manager. Sven’s first major success as a head coach arrived fairly quickly after his move into management and whilst at Goteburg, he won the UEFA Cup.  Thereafter, for more than two decades, wherever he went, success followed and trophies were grasped.

The success he started in Sweden immediately continued in his new position at Benfica where he won the league, the cup and ended as the runner-up in the UEFA Cup. He then moved to Roma, winning the Coppa Italia in 1986 – then to Benfica once again, becoming the runner-up in the European Cup Final in 1990 – then to Sampdoria, winning the Coppa Italia in 1994 – and to Lazio, where he became the club’s most successful manager ever leading them to the European Cup Winners Cup in 1999 and the Scudetto in 2000.

The continued success developed Sven’s reputation as an elite manager and consequently in 2001, Sven was appointed as the first foreign manager of the England national team. As England manager, Sven maintained a very good record and took England to 4^th in the FIFA World Rankings – the highest England had been for decades.

In 2007, Sven took charge of Manchester City in the Premier League, his first English club. He took the club to their highest final club position in their history. He also became the first manager since 1970 to win both derby games, tactically out-doing, Alex Ferguson of Manchester United twice in that season.

In 2009, Sven took a brave and ultimately ambitious decision to become the Director of Football at Notts County, allured by the concept of taking England’s oldest league team from League Two to the Premier League. Even in the financial breakdown of the club in 2010, Sven was seen to coordinate his job with great respect and bowed out from his position with high regard – later leaving the door open for him to take over the job of the Ivory Coast national team – where he is currently planning for the World Cup.

Full Management Record

1977-1978 – Degefors

Promotion to Division 2

1979-1982 – IFK Gothenburg

Allsvenskan League Titles, 1981, 1982

UEFA Cup, 1982

Svenska Cup Title, 1979, 1982

1982-1984 – Benfica

Portuguese Liga Titles, 1983, 1984

Portuguese Cup Title, 1983

UEFA Cup Runners Up, 1983

1984-1987 – Roma

Coppa Italia Title, 1986

1987-1989 – Fiorentina

1989-1992 – Benfica

Supercup Candido de Oliveira, 1989

European Cup Runners Up, 1990

1992-1997 – Sampdoria

Coppa Italia, 1994

1997-2001 – Lazio

Serie ATitle, 2000

Coppa Italia Title, 1998, 2000

UEFA Cup Winners Cup, 1999

UEFA Super Cup, 1999

Italian Supercup, 1998, 2000

2001-2006 – England National Team

World Cup Quarter-Finals, 2002, 2006

European Championships Quarter-Finals, 2004

2007-2008 – Manchester City

2008-2009 – Mexico National Team

March 2010 onwards – Ivory Coast National Team