Eriksson, when active, managed England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, the Philippines and some club sides
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former England boss, Sven-Göran Eriksson has disclosed he is battling cancer and may have less than one year to live “at best.”
He made the revelation during a recent interview with Swedish Radio P1, where he said his medical condition was diagnosed after collapsing suddenly.
Last February, the 75-year-old said he was reducing his public appearances because of health issues.
Speaking during the chat published on Thursday, Eriksson said: “Everyone understands that I have a disease that is not good, and everyone guesses that it is cancer and it is.”
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He went on to confirm that it was pancreatic cancer and that it is inoperable.
“At best I have maybe a year, at worst maybe a little less,” he added.
There had been speculation about his health after he stopped working as sporting director of Karlstad in his native Sweden.
Also narrating how he knew about his medical condition during the interview, Eriksson revealed that he collapsed after a run last year and found out he was seriously ill.
According to him, after seeing his doctors, it turned out that he had suffered a stroke and also had cancer.
He went on to say that his physicians do not know when the ailment started.
“They don’t know how long I had cancer, maybe a month or a year.” he said.
In a glittering managerial career Sven was the boss of IFK Gothenburg, Benfica, Roma, Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Lazio, Manchester City and Leicester City.
He was also manager of Mexico, Ivory Coast and the Philippines.
But while in charge of England for five years he became the most famous football manager in the world.