Former England
manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been appointed Cote d’ Ivore coach for
this year’s World Cup finals, the Cote d’ Ivore Federation (FIF) said
in a statement on its website (www.fif-ci.com) on Sunday.
The FIF said it had
considered several candidates since Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic was
sacked in February after failing to lead the team to the African
Nations Cup semi-finals.
“The executive
committee analysed the profile of several candidates before choosing
Sven-Goran Eriksson”, FIF said (www.fif-ci.com).
“His mission will
be to guide our team during the World Cup and to make sure it fares
honourably, which will be difficult in a competition featuring the
world’s best 32 sides.”
Cote d’ Ivore has been drawn in World Cup Group G along with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea.
The 62-year-old
Eriksson managed clubs in his native Sweden, Portugal and Italy before
coaching the England national team from 2001-2006.
He joined Premier League Manchester City in 2007 and had an unsuccessful spell in charge of Mexico from 2008-09.
He was appointed director of football at English League Two (fourth
division) club Notts County last year but stepped down in February.
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