(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.

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish football manager renowned for leading the England national team, passed away with debts exceeding 3.8 million pounds. Despite assets worth 4.8 million pounds, his financial situation was complicated by substantial tax-related debts in the UK,

According to The Daily Express, Eriksson’s estate was published on Tuesday, with a series of Swedish documents showing that he died £8.6million (88 million Swedish kroner) in debt. Eriksson reportedly had assets worth £4.83m (66 million kroner) leaving a deficit of £3.7m (51 million kroner).

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

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson died £8.6 million in debt, newly published Swedish estate documents have revealed. The legendary football coach, who passed away from pancreatic cancer on August 26 last year,

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