erikssen who was 76, won numerous club honours, league and cup titles with gorthenburg, benfica and lazioen diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. hundreds from across the football world, attended the service including david beckham, who was england's captain during erikssons time in charge between 2001 and 2006. another player who played under sven — theo walcott — has today been paying tribute. the man had so much time for people off the field which was key, the management skills in the way he would speak to people but he had an aura around him where yet the respect of so many people and it was incredible. he will be definitely missed. i'm pleased he got to see so many tributes as well, obviously with the sad passing of him, many people would not actually experience what they would like to say, but he managed to eat see and hear a little bit of what people thought about him so itjust shows what bit of what people thought about him so it just shows what a bit of what people thought about him so itjust shows what a great man he is, so many people speaking highly of him, me as well. i cannot th