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So "Svennis" is honored on the football pitches

The legendary football coach Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson is being hailed on football pitches around the country.

» Updated: 07 September 2024, 02:39

» Published: 26 August 2024

So "Svennis" is honored on the football pitches
Photo: Adam Ihse/TT

On Monday, the news came that Eriksson had passed away after a long illness. It was in Degerfors, Värmland, that his coaching career began in 1977, and when the classic industrial club met Örgryte in Superettan on Monday, a minute of silence was held at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg before kickoff.

In the same way, "Svennis" was also honored before, for example, the Allsvenskan matches Hammarby–Gais, IFK Norrköping–Mjällby, Halmstad–Västerås, and the top Damallsvenskan match Rosengård–Häcken in Malmö.

Players on several teams also wore armbands.

According to Swedish Elite Football, a minute of silence will be held at all arenas in Allsvenskan and Superettan on the men's side on Monday and Tuesday. All clubs are also free to choose whether they want to play with armbands.

"We encourage everyone within Swedish football (lower divisions) to do the same, but no absolute requirement," wrote the Swedish Football Association's press chief Petra Thorén in a comment to TT on Monday.

Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson was 76 years old.

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