.Sep 13, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe funeral of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the 1st foreign manager to coach the England national staff, was hung on Friday in the tiny Swedish community of Torsby where he matured just before embarking on an illustrious job at the pinnacle of International football.A soft-spoken but determined train, Eriksson guided teams in Sweden, Portugal as well as Italy, succeeding significant trophies in the 1980s and also 1990s prior to taking on the England project in 2001, dealing with celebrities such as David Beckham, who was actually among the guests at the service.Eriksson declared in January that he was actually terminally ill with pancreatic cancer cells and spent a lot of the complying with months reconnecting along with much of the spots as well as folks main to his occupation just before he perished last month.He satisfied his dream of handling Liverpool, after leading the nightclub in a charitable organization legends game against Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was actually among the guests who spent their respects to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the former manager's memorial service in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT News Agency/AFP using Getty ImagesThe funeral service took place in Torsby, a non-urban town of less than 5,000 individuals near the border along with Norway, and was joined by many hundred folks inside the church.Some 200 seats in the neo-Gothic church coming from 1898 were reserved for his family, buddies as well as players from his occupation in the soccer planet, according to his agent. The staying seats levelled for the public, depending on to Eriksson's wishOthers complied with the service on a big screen put together outdoors as well as the funeral was offered covering insurance coverage through Swedish media.The wood coffin was rolled in by pallbearers at the religion Friday morning. Alongside the casket was actually a photograph of Eriksson on a small table. The flower circlets featured ones sent out through FIFA and also Lazio, the Italian crew that Eriksson triggered the Serie A label in 2000. Others going to the memorial service featured the Swedish trainer's longtime partner Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes circulated in coming from head of states, clubs and previous gamers complying with the headlines of his death while nationwide groups featuring England and Sweden played with black arm bands during the course of the the September international break.Eriksson, recognized in Sweden merely as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 and also 2006 Planet Mug quarterfinals, as well as to the 2004 European Champion, handling a gold generation of gamers that besides Beckham featured superstars including Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney as well as Steven Gerrard.He started constructing his international credibility and reputation when he led Swedish club IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Mug in 1982 and also happened to gain silverware as instructor of Portugal's Benfica as well as Italian nightclubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio as well as Sampdoria.Unable to end England's prize dry spell, he left the reins of the nationwide side in 2006, taking place to trainer Manchester Urban area as well as Leicester City along with Mexico as well as Ivory Shoreline and nightclubs in China and Philippines.Information from the Associated Press helped in this file.