SVEN-GORAN Eriksson’s children have been by his side as he battles cancer.
The terminally-ill former England manager revealed in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Before having his high profile romance with Nancy Dell’Olio, Sven-Goran Eriksson‘s was married to ex-wife Ann-Christine Pettersson.
The former couple got married in 1977, before divorcing 1994 when he admitted to having an affair with Graziella Mancinelli.
Since her marriage to the former football manager came to an end, Ann-Christine has kept herself out of the public spotlight
Eriksson went onto date Graziella until 1998, before calling it off.
Speaking to the MailOnline, he said: “When I got the job managing Lazio, she’d wanted to move to Rome with me. But I think I’d tired of Graziella by then.”
During his relationship with Anne-Christine, Eriksson welcomed two children.
His eldest child is his son Johan, who was born in 1979.
Unlike his famous father, he has stayed out of the spotlight.
However, it was revealed that Johan and his sister Lina have been staying with Erkisson at his home while he battle’s cancer.
The former England boss revealed in January 2024 he had 12 months left to live after medical staff were unable to operate.
But it’s now been revealed that his cancer was found after the Swede suffered five consecutive strokes.
A new Amazon Prime Video documentary called Sven documents his life and the impact his diagnosis has had on family members.
In one heartbreaking scene, son Johan revealed the moment they were told about Eriksson‘s health condition.
Johan said: “I had 10 missed calls from my sister, ‘Dad’s in the emergency room’.
“He’s not in a good way. You can kind of tell when the doctor’s in tears that… not good. Worst possible news.”
After Johan, his sister Lina was born eight years later in 1987.
Much like her brother and mother, she also maintains a private life.
She has also rallied behind her dad as he deals with his illness.
In the Amazon doc she talked about how she dealt with finding out Eriksson had incurable pancreatic cancer.
Lina said: “We found out that he had had five strokes and then you go into a state of fear. A panic mode.”
Eriksson added: “One day, I woke up and I felt dizzy. Yeah, it’s cancer I have and that’s it. The medicine, we don’t know what’s going to happen.
“I’m sort of scared. It takes time, a little bit of time before you can accept it. I’m still here.”
Lina’s father took charge of 67 England matches between January 2001 and July 2006, winning 40 games.
He also had successful club spells with Benfica, Roma and Lazio.
And he managed twice in England with Manchester City and Leicester.
Speaking in January 2024, Sven revealed more about his cancer diagnosis.
He said: “I thought I was fully healthy but suddenly I had a small stroke so I fell and my children took me to the hospital.
“After one day of examination they told me I had five small strokes, but said, ‘No problem, you will recover 100% from that’, but worse is they said I have cancer which they can’t operate on.
“They said they will give me treatment and medicine to try and live as long as possible. I have that diagnosis and they can’t operate, unfortunately.”
Speaking in January, Sven revealed more about his diagnosis.
He said: “I thought I was fully healthy but suddenly I had a small stroke so I fell and my children took me to the hospital.
“After one day of examination they told me I had five small strokes, but said, ‘No problem, you will recover 100% from that’, but worse is they said I have cancer which they can’t operate on.
“They said they will give me treatment and medicine to try and live as long as possible. I have that diagnosis and they can’t operate, unfortunately.”
