Lina Eriksson is popularly known as the daughter of former Swedish football player and manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.
Born on 5 February 1948, Sven began his playing career at Swedish football Division 4 team Torsby IF at the age of 16. He then played for SK Sifhälla and KB Karlskoga FF before taking retirement at the age of 27 in 1975. He began his managerial career as an assistant at Degerfors IF before being appointed as an assistant manager of IFK Göteborg.
“I signed for Blackburn… but then Lazio came in”
Sven-Göran Eriksson reflects on how close he was to becoming Blackburn, Manchester United AND Chelsea boss. @Carra23 with the interrogation 👀 pic.twitter.com/GIrU8ZdgrU
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 9, 2020
As a manager, he has won 18 trophies with clubs in Sweden, Portugal, and Italy. It includes the UEFA Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup (the last edition of the latter trophy before its abolition). Moreover, he managed the national teams of England, Mexico, the Philippines, and the Ivory Coast. In England, he has coached two teams; Manchester City and Leicester City.
In January 2024, Sven announced that he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. He is in a critical condition now and is approaching the end of his life. A once-married man, he is a father of a son and daughter. Furthermore, he has been involved in multiple high-profile relationships.
🗣️ Sven-Göran Eriksson: “I had a good life.
I think we are all scared of the day when we die, but life is about death as well. You have to learn to accept it for what it is. Hopefully at the end people will say, yeah, he was a good man, but everyone will not say that.
I hope… pic.twitter.com/pkOjgLp4bh
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) August 21, 2024
So, who is Sven-Göran Eriksson’s daughter Lina Eriksson? Get to know her wiki, family, professional, and personal life details below.
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Lina Eriksson Wiki, Age & Bio
Lina is 37 years old, born in the year 1987. She is the youngest of two children of Sven and his former wife Ann-Christine Pettersson. However, not much is known regarding her mother as she prefers to stay away from the spotlight.
Sven and Ann-Christine married in 1977 and divorced in 1994 when he admitted to having an affair with Graziella Mancinelli. The couple also has a son named Johan Eriksson.
Lina Eriksson pictured with her father and brother in her early days. (Source: svt SPORT)
Johan (born in 1979) is a football agent. His agency is already firmly established across Norway, Sweden, and Spain and operates on a global basis with players at clubs across the Nordics, England, and Brazil.
What Is Lina Eriksson Job?
Eriksson has yet to reveal her academic and professional background. She has kept both her personal and professional life undisclosed.
Despite being the daughter of a high-profile manager, she has been living a normal life. Likewise, she has been with her father in every moment of his life; from his career at its peak to the last moments of his life.
Back in 2014, she was seen with her brother at the launch event of their father’s own wine line at Soprt Zone, Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm.
Lina Eriksson poses with her brother Johan in London for her father’s documentary, Discussing Sven, which launches on Prime Video this month. (Source: Mirror)
Similarly, she was seen in London recently during the premiere show of her father’s documentary, Discussing Sven, which launches on Prime Video on Friday, 23 August 2024. Additionally, she and her brother are also featured in the documentary.
Is Lina Eriksson Married?
Despite her father’s high-profile personal life, Lina is maintaining a low-key personal life. Therefore, it is not known whether she is married or single.
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Meanwhile, her father has been involved in multiple relationships. After a separation from his wife, he dated Graziella Mancinelli for some time. Likewise, he then dated Italian lawyer Nancy Dell’Olio before moving to London for his England job.
Lina Eriksson pictured with her father Sven-Göran and his longtime partner Yaniseth Bravo. (Source: Sport Bladet)
Sven had an infamous affair with model and TV presenter, Ulrika Jonsson but later returned to Dell’Olio. Furthermore, he had an affair with secretary Faria Alam. He has been residing with his partner Yaniseth Bravo for the past 15 years.
