.Sep thirteen, 2024, 05:29 AM ETThe memorial service of Sven-Gu00f6ran Eriksson, the very first foreign manager to train the England national group, was held on Friday in the tiny Swedish community of Torsby where he grew just before plunging into an illustrious job at the peak of International football.A soft-spoken but established coach, Eriksson led groups in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, gaining primary prizes in the 1980s as well as 1990s prior to handling the England job in 2001, managing stars including David Beckham, who was among the guests at the service.Eriksson announced in January that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer cells and devoted much of the adhering to months reconnecting along with a number of the areas as well as folks main to his job prior to he died final month.He satisfied his long for taking care of Liverpool, after leading the club in a charity legends video game against Ajax at Anfield in March.David Beckham was among the guests that paid their aspects to Sven-Goran Eriksson at the previous supervisor's funeral in Torsby, Sweden. ADAM IHSE/TT/TT Updates Agency/AFP via Getty ImagesThe memorial service happened in Torsby, a non-urban town of less than 5,000 people near the perimeter along with Norway, and also was actually attended by several hundred folks inside the church.Some 200 seats in the neo-Gothic religion from 1898 were actually reserved for his household, buddies and players coming from his career in the soccer globe, according to his broker. The continuing to be seats were open for the general public, according to Eriksson's wishOthers complied with the service on a big screen put together outside and the funeral service was provided quilt insurance coverage through Swedish media.The wooden coffin was actually rolled in through pallbearers at the church Friday early morning. Next to the coffin was a picture of Eriksson on a tiny dining table. The flower wreaths included ones delivered through FIFA as well as Lazio, the Italian group that Eriksson caused the Serie A headline in 2000. Others going to the memorial service featured the Swedish coach's longtime companion Nancy Dell' Olio.Tributes circulated in coming from prime ministers, nightclubs as well as former players observing the news of his fatality while nationwide crews including England and Sweden had fun with dark arm bands during the the September global break.Eriksson, understood in Sweden merely as "Svennis," led England to the 2002 and also 2006 Globe Mug quarterfinals, and to the 2004 European Champion, handling a gold age of gamers that besides Beckham included superstars such as Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and also Steven Gerrard.He started constructing his international credibility when he directed Swedish club IFK Gothenburg to the UEFA Cup in 1982 and also happened to gain silverware as coach of Portugal's Benfica and Italian nightclubs Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio and Sampdoria.Unable to end England's prize drought, he left the reins of the nationwide edge in 2006, taking place to trainer Manchester Metropolitan area and Leicester Urban area along with Mexico and Cream color Shore and also nightclubs in China and also Philippines.Information from the Associated Push contributed to this file.