Sven-Goran Eriksson Profile

Sven joined England as National Team Coach in January 2001, having won the Italian League and Cup double in 2000 with Lazio. He achieved the most successful start of any England coach, has the best record of any England coach in competitive fixtures and has taken England to the Quarter Finals of both the World Cup in 2002, and Euro 2004.

Watch the Video - 25 December 2004  
Sven's Year Part 1 - Christmas.

Christmas celebrations:  Christmas in Sweden as more or less always - hopefully it’ll snow and be very cold. I'm with children and parents, so that’s very good. That’s very normal for me - I’ve been there for, I think, the last 20 years.

Christmas is a family celebration so it’s good. I’m going to take a break, I’m not here on Boxing Day - I will see one of those games on Swedish TV.

Best Christmas memories: Of course when you were children you were waiting for Santa Claus knocking on the door coming with a sack full of gifts. Lot’s of memories from Christmas. Christmas is for the family and especially for the children of course.

New Year's resolutions: No, personally no. It should be to win every football game for 2005 but it is not that easy!

Best Christmas song: White Christmas with Bing Crosby - old, old one. Classic one. When you hear that you know it’s Christmas

If a film were to come out next year about your life, who would you like to play you? I think it should be Paul Newman. Maybe he’s a little bit too old to do that today but he’s always been one of my favourite actors.

Tord said Tom Cruise or Jack Nicholson – who do you think? Tom Cruise, but he doesn't play the accordion - unlucky!

Log on to TheFA.com over the festive period for more end of year reviews.

Date Article
20 December       Terry Venables
21 December The Barber
22 December Tord Grip - Part I
23 December Tord Grip - Part II
24 December Tord Grip - Part III
25 December Sven-Goran Eriksson - Part I
26 December Trevor Brooking - Part I
27 December Trevor Brooking - Part II
28 December Trevor Brooking - Part III
29 December Sammy Lee
30 December Graeme Dell and Matt Upson
31 December Sven-Goran Eriksson - Part II
01 January  Sven-Goran Eriksson - Part III
02 January  Brendon Batson
03 January  Nigel Worthington and Lyndon Lynch
04 January  Marcus Bignot
05 January  Dave Jones
06 January  Bobby Robson and Martin Hunter
07 January  Mark Schwarzer and Zesh Rehman