.Sep 13, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe memorial service of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the 1st overseas supervisor to trainer the England national group, was actually hung on Friday in the tiny Swedish community of Torsby where he grew up before plunging into a remarkable career at the pinnacle of International football.A soft-spoken however established coach, Eriksson led crews in Sweden, Portugal as well as Italy, gaining major trophies in the 1980s and also 1990s just before handling the England job in 2001, managing superstars including David Beckham, that was one of the guests at the service.Eriksson declared in January that he was terminally ill along with pancreatic cancer and spent much of the observing months reconnecting with a lot of the locations as well as individuals main to his career just before he perished final month.He met his hope for managing Liverpool, after leading the nightclub in a charity legends video game versus Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was among the attendees who spent their aspects to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the former supervisor's memorial service in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty ImagesThe funeral service took place in Torsby, a country town of less than 5,000 people near the perimeter with Norway, as well as was actually gone to by a number of hundred individuals inside the church.Some 200 chairs in the neo-Gothic congregation coming from 1898 were booked for his household, good friends and also players coming from his occupation in the soccer world, depending on to his representative. The remaining chairs were open for the public, depending on to Eriksson's wishOthers followed the solution on a silver screen established outside as well as the funeral service was actually offered quilt insurance coverage through Swedish media.The timber coffin was actually rolled in by pallbearers at the congregation Friday morning. Beside the coffin was an image of Eriksson on a little table. The floral circlets featured ones sent out by FIFA and also Lazio, the Italian staff that Eriksson caused the Serie A title in 2000. Others attending the memorial service consisted of the Swedish instructor's long time companion Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes moved in coming from prime ministers, nightclubs as well as previous gamers adhering to the headlines of his fatality while nationwide groups including England as well as Sweden had fun with dark branch bands during the the September global break.Eriksson, known in Sweden merely as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 as well as 2006 World Mug quarterfinals, and also to the 2004 International Championship, handling a gold age of gamers that besides Beckham included superstars such as Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney as well as Steven Gerrard.He started constructing his worldwide online reputation when he led Swedish club IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Mug in 1982 and also took place to win cutlery as trainer of Portugal's Benfica and also Italian clubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio as well as Sampdoria.Unable to end England's trophy drought, he left the command of the national side in 2006, taking place to instructor Manchester Area and also Leicester City in addition to Mexico and also Cream color Coast and nightclubs in China as well as Philippines.Information from the Associated Push supported this report.