.Sep thirteen, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe funeral of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the 1st foreign manager to instructor the England national group, was actually hung on Friday in the small Swedish town of Torsby where he matured before starting a renowned profession at the epitome of European football.A soft-spoken however established coach, Eriksson guided groups in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, winning significant trophies in the 1980s and also 1990s before taking on the England task in 2001, managing superstars like David Beckham, who was one of the participants at the service.Eriksson revealed in January that he was actually terminally sick with pancreatic cancer as well as invested a lot of the complying with months reconnecting along with a lot of the places as well as people main to his job prior to he perished last month.He met his long for dealing with Liverpool, after leading the club in a charity legends video game against Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was one of the attendees who spent their respects to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the previous supervisor's funeral service in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT Headlines Agency/AFP by means of Getty ImagesThe funeral service occurred in Torsby, a country town of less than 5,000 folks near the border with Norway, and also was attended through numerous hundred folks inside the church.Some 200 seats in the neo-Gothic congregation coming from 1898 were actually reserved for his loved ones, friends and also gamers coming from his occupation in the football planet, depending on to his agent. The staying chairs were open for the general public, depending on to Eriksson's wishOthers adhered to the service on a cinema set up outdoors and also the memorial service was actually provided quilt coverage through Swedish media.The wooden coffin was rolled in by pallbearers at the religion Friday early morning. Alongside the casket was actually a photo of Eriksson on a little table. The blossomy garlands included ones sent through FIFA and Lazio, the Italian staff that Eriksson brought about the Serie A headline in 2000. Others joining the memorial service included the Swedish coach's long time partner Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes moved in from head of states, nightclubs as well as former gamers following the information of his fatality while nationwide crews including England and also Sweden had fun with dark branch bands during the course of the the September worldwide break.Eriksson, recognized in Sweden merely as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 and 2006 World Cup quarterfinals, and to the 2004 European Championship, handling a golden era of gamers that besides Beckham included celebrities like Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and also Steven Gerrard.He started developing his international online reputation when he led Swedish nightclub IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Cup in 1982 and also happened to succeed cutlery as coach of Portugal's Benfica and also Italian nightclubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and Sampdoria.Unable to end England's prize drought, he left behind the helm of the nationwide edge in 2006, taking place to coach Manchester City and Leicester City and also Mexico and Ivory Coastline and clubs in China and also Philippines.Information from the Associated Push added to this report.