.Sep 13, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe funeral of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the first international supervisor to trainer the England nationwide staff, was actually held on Friday in the small Swedish city of Torsby where he grew up before starting a remarkable career at the peak of International football.A soft-spoken but found out train, Eriksson directed crews in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, winning primary prizes in the 1980s and also 1990s prior to tackling the England work in 2001, handling stars including David Beckham, that was actually one of the guests at the service.Eriksson introduced in January that he was actually terminally ill along with pancreatic cancer cells and devoted a lot of the complying with months reconnecting with a number of the spots and also folks central to his job before he passed away final month.He fulfilled his dream of handling Liverpool, after leading the nightclub in a charity legends activity against Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was among the guests who spent their aspects to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the former supervisor's memorial service in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT Updates Agency/AFP through Getty ImagesThe memorial service occurred in Torsby, a country city of less than 5,000 folks near the border with Norway, as well as was actually participated in through several hundred people inside the church.Some 200 chairs in the neo-Gothic religion from 1898 were set aside for his family members, pals as well as players coming from his profession in the regulation football planet, according to his representative. The staying seats levelled for everyone, according to Eriksson's wishOthers followed the company on a big screen put together outdoors and the funeral service was given covering coverage by Swedish media.The wooden casket was actually rolled in by pallbearers at the church Friday early morning. Next to the coffin was a photograph of Eriksson on a little table. The floral garlands included ones sent out through FIFA and Lazio, the Italian crew that Eriksson triggered the Serie A label in 2000. Others joining the funeral service featured the Swedish coach's longtime companion Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes moved in from prime ministers, clubs and former players observing the headlines of his death while nationwide staffs consisting of England as well as Sweden played with dark branch bands in the course of the the September worldwide break.Eriksson, known in Sweden simply as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 and 2006 Globe Cup quarterfinals, and to the 2004 European Champion, managing a gold era of gamers that besides Beckham included superstars including Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.He began constructing his international image when he helped Swedish nightclub IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Mug in 1982 as well as happened to gain silverware as instructor of Portugal's Benfica and Italian nightclubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and also Sampdoria.Unable to finish England's prize drought, he left behind the helm of the national side in 2006, taking place to coach Manchester Metropolitan area and also Leicester City and also Mexico as well as Ivory Shore as well as clubs in China and Philippines.Information from the Associated Push contributed to this file.