Goran Eriksson's Gorge Has Signaled His Desire Where His Ashes Are Dumped

Thanks Goran Eriksson in his documentary (doc. Amazon Prime Video Sport).

JAKARTA - Football is grieving. The legendary coach! Goran Eriksson passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024, Swedish time.

He breathed his last at the age of 76 after battling pancreatic cancer.

A few days before Eriksson died, a documentary film titledbanton premiered on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service.

The documentary focuses on Eriksson's life and legacy, including when he was coach of the England national team.

The legendary manager also took the time to talk about cancer diagnosis in the film.

A documentary footage of Eriksson telling a story about Lake Fryken's background in Sweden, he reveals heartbreaking things about where he wants his ashes to be spread.

"A beautiful place (referred to Lake Fryken). It makes you calm. It makes me calm."

"Under that mountain, there's a place my father grew up. If you look directly, it's Torsby, where I grew up. In Sunne I was born."

"I always think it's a good place to sleep. The ashes can be thrown into the water here. It feels like home," Eriksson said in the documentary.

Goran Eriksson is a well-known manager in world football. In addition to coaching national teams from various countries, such as England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, to the Philippines, he also leads many of Europe's top clubs.

Call it Manchester City, Lazio, Rome, Fiorentina, Benfica, Sampdoria, and Leicester City.

At the end of his career as manager, Eriksson flew to Asia. He across three Chinese clubs, Guangzhou R&F, Shanghai SIPG, and Shenzhen.

Eriksson closed his managerial career in Southeast Asia by becoming head coach of the Philippine national team for a year (2018).