Notes

Eriksson's intelligence and thoroughness, as impressive as his team's performance, initially had even the tabloid press gushing praise.  As he approached his second year in the job, however, there was grumbling that he does not meet with the media often enough and that he imparts little information even when he does.  Following tabloid disclosure of his alleged affair with a television personality, his private life became front-page news, and there were reports that he might leave if the media continued to delve into personal matters.  

England's quarterfinal elimination from World Cup 2002 prompted the first significant criticisms of Eriksson's performance as coach.  Unfavourable reviews were in the minority, however, and England's sixth-place World Cup showing meant his job was secure.  The only question was whether Eriksson himself wanted to stay on.  He said he intended to honour his contract, which does not run out until after the next World Cup in 2006.  

Much more heated and widespread criticism followed England's disappointing home 2-2 draw against FYR Macedonia in a European Championship 2004 qualification match in October, 2002 and a desultory 3-1 home loss to Australia in a friendly in February, 2003.  But England's pair of 2-0 wins against Liechtenstein away and Turkey at home in late March and early April and their 2-1 win against Slovakia at home in June put them in contention for first place in the qualification group and brought at least a lull in media sniping.  England's record in competitive matches under Eriksson remains superb. - PY
 

Sven-Göran Eriksson - Biographical Facts
Full name	Sven-Göran Eriksson.
Born	5 February 1948, Torsby, Sweden.
Playing Career
Club	Right back, KB Karlskoga, Sweden, NK to 1975.
International	None.
Managerial Career
Prior experience	1976-77 to 1978-79 Degerfors IF, Sweden; 1979-80 to 1982-83 IFK Göteborg, Sweden; 1982-83 to 1983-84 SL Benfica, Portugal; 1984-85 to 1986-87 AS Roma, Italy; 1987-88 to 1988-89, Fiorentina AC, Italy; 1989-90 to 1991-92, SL Benfica, Portugal; 1992-93 to 1996-97 Sampdoria UC, Italy; 1997-98 to 2000-01 SS Lazio, Italy.
England tenure	Appointed national team coach 31 October 2000 effective 1 July 2001, but took charge on 12 January 2001 after resigning three days earlier as coach of SS Lazio in Italy.
First England match	Match No. 776, 28 February 2001, England 3 Spain 0, friendly match at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Last England match	Match No. 842, 1 July 2006, England 0 Portugal 0, World Cup Finals quarter-final match at Veltins Arena, Gelsinkirchen, Germany.
Major tournaments	World Cup 2002 final tournament.  European Championship 2004 final tournament.  World Cup 2006 final tournament.
England team honours	None.
Individual honours	Swedish Prince's Plaque for outstanding sporting achievement  on 4 April 2001; Sweden's Football Personality of the Year award on 5 November 2001; Sports Coach UK (formerly the National Coaching Foundation) Coach of the Year award (shared) on 6 December 2001; BBC Coach of the Year award on 9 December 2001.
Distinction	England's first foreign-born coach/manager; had most successful England coaching start with five successive wins.
Backroom staff	Eriksson chose fellow-Swede Tord Grip to be his assistant.  Over the five years in charge, Steve McClaren and Brian Kidd were his main coaches.  Sammy Lee was also appointed as a coach.  Ray Clemence was the goalkeeping coach.  Gary Lewin his physiotherapist.

 

Matches in Which Sven-Göran Eriksson Was In Charge of England
No.	Date	Opposition	Venue	Type	F	A	Result	H.T.
776	28-Feb-2001	Spain	Villa Park, Birmingham	F	3	0	HW	[1-0]
777	24-Mar-2001	Finland	Anfield Road, Liverpool	WCP	2	1	HW	[1-1]
778	28-Mar-2001	Albania	Stadiumi Kombetar "Qemal Stafa Stadium", Tiranë	WCP	3	1	AW	[0-0]
779	25-May-2001	México	Pride Park Stadium, Derby	F	4	0	HW	[3-0]
780	06-Jun-2001	Greece	Olympiako Stadio 'Spyros Louis', Athína	WCP	2	0	AW	[0-0]
781	15-Aug-2001	Netherlands	White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London	F	0	2	HL	[0-2]
782	01-Sep-2001	Germany	Olympiastadion, München	WCP	5	1	AW	[2-1]
783	05-Sep-2001	Albania	St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne	WCP	2	0	HW	[1-0]
784	06-Oct-2001	Greece	Old Trafford, Manchester	WCP	2	2	HD	[0-1]
785	10-Nov-2001	Sweden	Old Trafford, Manchester	F	1	1	HD	[1-1]
786	13-Feb-2002	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	F	1	1	AD	[0-1]
787	27-Mar-2002	Italy	Elland Road, Leeds	F	1	2	HL	[0-0]
788	17-Apr-2002	Paraguay	Anfield Road, Liverpool	F	4	0	HW	[1-0]
789	21-May-2002	South Korea	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo-si	F	1	1	AD	[1-0]
790	26-May-2002	Cameroon	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe City, Japan	F	2	2	ND	[1-1]
791	02-Jun-2002	Sweden	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama-ken, Japan	WCF	1	1	ND	[1-0]
792	07-Jun-2002	Argentina	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo City, Japan	WCF	1	0	NW	[1-0]
793	12-Jun-2002	Nigeria	Nagai Stadium, Osaka City, Japan	WCF	0	0	ND	[0-0]
794	15-Jun-2002	Denmark	Niigata Prefectural Stadium ("Big Swan"), Niigata-city, Japan	WCF	3	0	NW	[3-0]
795	21-Jun-2002	Brazil	Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi city, Japan	WCF	1	2	NL	[1-1]
796	07-Sep-2002	Portugal	Villa Park, Birmingham	F	1	1	HD	[1-0]
797	12-Oct-2002	Slovakia	Štadión Tehelné Pole, Bratislava	ECP	2	1	AW	[0-1]
798	16-Oct-2002	FYR Macedonia	The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium, Southampton	ECP	2	2	HD	[2-2]
799	12-Feb-2003	Australia	Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London	F	1	3	HL	[0-2]
800	29-Mar-2003	Liechtenstein	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz	ECP	2	0	AW	[1-0]
801	02-Apr-2003	Turkey	Stadium of  Light, Sunderland	ECP	2	0	HW	[0-0]
802	22-May-2003	South Africa	ABSA King's Park Stadium, Durban	F	2	1	AW	[1-1]
803	03-Jun-2003	Serbia and Montenegro	Walkers Stadium, Leicester	F	2	1	HW	[1-1]
804	11-Jun-2003	Slovakia	The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough	ECP	2	1	HW	[0-1]
805	20-Aug-2003	Croatia	Portman Road, Ipswich	F	3	1	HW	[1-0]
806	06-Sep-2003	Macedonia FYR	Gradski Stadion, Skopje	ECP	2	1	AW	[0-1]
807	10-Sep-2003	Liechtenstein	Old Trafford, Manchester	ECP	2	0	HW	[0-0]
808	11-Oct-2003	Turkey	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu, İstanbul	ECP	0	0	AD	[0-0]
809	16-Nov-2003	Denmark	Old Trafford, Manchester	F	2	3	HL	[2-2]
810	18-Feb-2004	Portugal	Estádio Algarve, Faro Loulé	F	1	1	AD	[0-0]
811	31-Mar-2004	Sweden	Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg	F	0	1	AL	[0-0]
812	01-Jun-2004	Japan	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester	T/C	1	1	HD	[1-0]
813	05-Jun-2004	Iceland	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester	T/C	6	1	HW	[3-1]
814	13-Jun-2004	France	Estádio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal	ECF	1	2	NL	[1-0]
815	17-Jun-2004	Switzerland	Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal	ECF	3	0	NW	[1-0]
816	21-Jun-2004	Croatia	Estádio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal	ECF	4	2	NW	[2-1]
817	24-Jun-2004	Portugal	Estádio da Luz, Lisboa	ECF	2	2	AD	[1-0]
1-1 full-time, 2-2 after extra time, 5-6 on penalty kicks
818	18-Aug-2004	Ukraine	St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne	F	3	0	HW	[2-0]
819	04-Sep-2004	Austria	Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien	WCP	2	2	AD	[1-0]
820	08-Sep-2004	Poland	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów	WCP	2	1	AW	[1-0]
821	09-Oct-2004	Wales	Old Trafford, Manchester	WCP	2	0	HW	[1-0]
822	13-Oct-2004	Azerbaijan	Tofig Bakhramov Stadium, Baku	WCP	1	0	AW	[1-0]
823	17-Nov-2004	Spain	Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid	F	0	1	AL	[0-1]
824	09-Feb-2005	Netherlands	Villa Park, Birmingham	F	0	0	HD	[0-0]
825	26-Mar-2005	Northern Ireland	Old Trafford, Manchester	WCP	4	0	HW	[0-0]
826	30-Mar-2005	Azerbaijan	St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne	WCP	2	0	HW	[0-0]
827	28-May-2005	U.S.A.	Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois	F	2	1	AW	[2-0]
828	31-May-2005	Colombia	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States	F	3	2	NW	[2-1]
829	17-Aug-2005	Denmark	Parken Stadion, Křbenhavn	F	1	4	AL	[0-0]
830	03-Sep-2005	Wales	'Stadiwm Y Mileniwm' The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	WCP	1	0	AW	[0-0]
831	07-Sep-2005	Northern Ireland	Windsor Park, Belfast	WCP	0	1	AL	[0-0]
832	08-Oct-2005	Austria	Old Trafford, Manchester	WCP	1	0	HW	[1-0]
833	12-Oct-2005	Poland	Old Trafford, Manchester	WCP	2	1	HW	[1-1]
834	12-Nov-2005	Argentina	Stade de Genčve, Genčve, Switzerland	F	3	2	NW	[1-1]
835	01-Mar-2006	Uruguay	Anfield Road, Liverpool	F	2	1	HW	[0-1]
836	30-May-2006	Hungary	Old Trafford, Manchester	F	3	1	HW	[0-0]
837	03-Jun-2006	Jamaica	Old Trafford, Manchester	F	6	0	HW	[4-0]
838	10-Jun-2006	Paraguay	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany	WCF	1	0	NW	[1-0]
839	15-Jun-2006	Trinidad & Tobago	Frankenstadion, Nürnberg, Germany	WCF	2	0	NW	[0-0]
840	20-Jun-2006	Sweden	Rhein Energy Stadion, Köln, Germany	WCF	2	2	ND	[1-0]
841	25-Jun-2006	Ecuador	Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany	WCF	1	0	NW	[0-0]
842	01-Jul-2006	Portugal	Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany	WCF	0	0	ND	[0-0]
0-0 full-time, 0-0 after extra time, 1-3 on penalty kicks