.Sep thirteen, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe funeral service of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the 1st international manager to train the England national staff, was actually hung on Friday in the small Swedish community of Torsby where he grew up prior to starting a renowned career at the peak of International football.A soft-spoken yet found out trainer, Eriksson assisted staffs in Sweden, Portugal and also Italy, succeeding primary prizes in the 1980s as well as 1990s prior to taking on the England job in 2001, handling celebrities like David Beckham, who was actually one of the attendees at the service.Eriksson revealed in January that he was actually terminally sick along with pancreatic cancer cells as well as spent a lot of the complying with months reconnecting with a number of the places and folks central to his career prior to he perished last month.He satisfied his imagine taking care of Liverpool, after leading the club in a charitable organization legends game against Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was actually one of the attendees that paid their areas to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the past manager's funeral in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT Updates Agency/AFP via Getty ImagesThe funeral occurred in Torsby, a non-urban community of less than 5,000 individuals near the border along with Norway, and was actually attended through several hundred folks inside the church.Some 200 chairs in the neo-Gothic religion coming from 1898 were actually booked for his household, pals as well as players coming from his job in the football world, according to his representative. The continuing to be chairs levelled for the public, depending on to Eriksson's wishOthers observed the service on a silver screen put together outdoors and also the memorial service was actually offered covering coverage through Swedish media.The wood casket was actually wheeled in through pallbearers at the religion Friday morning. Next to the casket was a photo of Eriksson on a small table. The flower garlands consisted of ones delivered through FIFA as well as Lazio, the Italian group that Eriksson caused the Serie A title in 2000. Others participating in the funeral service included the Swedish instructor's longtime partner Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes flowed in from prime ministers, clubs and former players following the updates of his death while national crews including England as well as Sweden played with black branch bands in the course of the the September worldwide break.Eriksson, known in Sweden merely as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 and also 2006 Globe Mug quarterfinals, as well as to the 2004 International Champion, managing a gold era of gamers that besides Beckham consisted of superstars like Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and also Steven Gerrard.He started creating his worldwide credibility and reputation when he helped Swedish club IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Mug in 1982 as well as took place to gain flatware as instructor of Portugal's Benfica and also Italian nightclubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and Sampdoria.Unable to finish England's trophy dry spell, he left behind the reins of the nationwide edge in 2006, going on to coach Manchester City and also Leicester Metropolitan area as well as Mexico and also Ivory Coast and also clubs in China as well as Philippines.Information from the Associated Press helped in this file.