.Sep thirteen, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe memorial service of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the initial overseas manager to coach the England national group, was actually held on Friday in the little Swedish community of Torsby where he grew before embarking on a renowned profession at the peak of International football.A soft-spoken however established coach, Eriksson directed teams in Sweden, Portugal and also Italy, gaining major prizes in the 1980s as well as 1990s before taking on the England work in 2001, handling stars including David Beckham, who was among the guests at the service.Eriksson introduced in January that he was actually terminally harmful with pancreatic cancer and also spent considerably of the complying with months reconnecting with a number of the locations as well as folks main to his profession prior to he died last month.He met his hope for taking care of Liverpool, after leading the nightclub in a charitable organization legends video game versus Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was actually one of the guests that paid their aspects to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the former supervisor's memorial service in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT News Agency/AFP through Getty ImagesThe funeral service happened in Torsby, a rural town of less than 5,000 individuals near the border along with Norway, as well as was actually gone to by a number of hundred people inside the church.Some 200 chairs in the neo-Gothic religion coming from 1898 were booked for his family, close friends as well as players coming from his job in the football world, according to his broker. The continuing to be seats levelled for the public, depending on to Eriksson's wishOthers adhered to the service on a silver screen established outside and also the funeral was actually offered covering coverage by Swedish media.The timber coffin was wheeled in by pallbearers at the congregation Friday morning. Close to the casket was actually a photo of Eriksson on a tiny table. The blossomy garlands featured ones sent out by FIFA and also Lazio, the Italian group that Eriksson triggered the Serie A headline in 2000. Others attending the funeral service consisted of the Swedish coach's long time companion Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes moved in coming from prime ministers, clubs as well as previous gamers adhering to the headlines of his death while nationwide groups consisting of England and Sweden played with black branch bands in the course of the the September international break.Eriksson, known in Sweden just as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 and 2006 Globe Cup quarterfinals, as well as to the 2004 International Championship, managing a gold age of gamers that besides Beckham consisted of celebrities such as Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and also Steven Gerrard.He began developing his worldwide track record when he directed Swedish nightclub IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Cup in 1982 and also happened to gain silverware as trainer of Portugal's Benfica as well as Italian clubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio as well as Sampdoria.Unable to end England's trophy dry spell, he left behind the controls of the national side in 2006, happening to instructor Manchester Area and Leicester Area in addition to Mexico and also Ivory Shoreline as well as clubs in China and Philippines.Information coming from the Associated Push contributed to this report.