As the first foreign manager of England, the 75-year-old Swede guided the team to the World Cup quarterfinals in 2002, 2006, and the 2004 European Championship.
For as long as I can, I’m going to resist,” Eriksson declared to Swedish Radio P1.
“I suffer from a really bad sickness. In the best case, I have a year; in the worst, much less. It’s best not to think about it because it’s difficult to say for sure.”
Following a 42-year career in management, Eriksson was diagnosed with cancer “almost one year ago.” Due to health concerns, he resigned from his most recent position as sporting director at Swedish club Karlstad 11 months ago.
Eriksson said, I live a totally normal life.