(Reuters) -Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, the first foreigner to lead the England national team, died with debts of over 3.8 million pounds ($4.64 million) following years of financial mismanagement.

Goran Eriksson, the first foreigner to lead the England national team, died with debts of over £3.8 million ($4.64 million) following years of financial mismanagement.

The Swede, who managed England's international team between 2001 and 2006, died last August aged 76. Reports say most of his sizeable debts were tax-related in the UK.

Göran Eriksson passed away last year and his family are now planning to sell off his treasured football trophies to help pay off his debts

Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager, died with debts of over £3.8m after years of financial mismanagement. Eriksson, who died in August 2024 at the age of 76 having earlier announced that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer,

Svennis admitted that he was close to bankruptcy at one point after losing £10m to financial adviser Samir Khan, who he entrusted with his fortune after they met in 2004.

Göran Eriksson - who managed England during his career in football - spoke about his life in a self-titled Prime Video documentary that was released last year