Sven-Goran Eriksson's personal items up for auction including England jackets and medals
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Ninety-eight items from Sven-Goran Eriksson's personal collection of memorabilia have been put up for auction. Eriksson died in August at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer. The Swede had enjoyed a successful managerial career, including spells with England, Lazio, Manchester City and Roma.
But earlier this month, it was revealed that he left his partner Yaniseth Alcides and two grown up children Lina and Johan with £8.6million in debts. In a bid to raise much-needed funds, the family are staging a special auction. The auction site went live on Tuesday, with 98 items initially being put up for sale. At the top of the site, a tagline reads: "Awards, prizes and personal items from Sven-Göran Eriksson's incredible career. More items will be published before bidding starts.".
The items all have a starting price of 100 Swedish Krona, equal to roughly £7. The collection includes several Armani and Burton jackets from Eriksson's time as England manager. Also from his England days are a set of four diaries, a series of match plaques from World Cups, commemorative plates and awards from Euro 2004. Other prize items include his Serie A winners' medal from the 1999/2000 season and his Coppa Italia winners' medal from 2000.
There is also his Premier League Manager of the Month award from his time in charge of City. A raft of other trophies and awards are also available to buy for both the public and collectors. The former England manager owed a total of £8.64m (118 million Swedish Krona), and had assets of £4.8m, leaving his estate with a hefty deficit. The largest single share in the new figures was tax debts in the UK, totalling £7.25m.
