Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has left his position as Leicester City boss by mutual consent and the 63-year-old has overseen an inconsistent start to the season winning only five of 13 league games after spending heavily in the summer to the 1st team coach Derek Fazackerly has also left the club.
Academy director Jon Rudkin and coach Mike Stowell have taken joint control of the 1st team, to the assistance from development coach Steve Beaglehole and when contacted by BBC Sport, Eriksson refused to comment other than to confirm his departure for a statement on Leicester's website said, the club and its board of directors would like to thank Sven and Derek for the contribution they have made to Leicester City during their 13 months at King Power Stadium.
The process of recruiting a new permanent manager will begin in the coming days to there will be no further comments from the club or any comment on the recruitment process until an appointment is made.
Successfully managed Leicester from 1995-2000 and leading them into the Premier League and to two League Cup successes in 1997 and 2000 has been installed as an early favourite to succeed Eriksson.
Sven Goran Eriksson Clubs Carrier Mexico, 2008-09, for a Degerfors, 1977-78, IFK Gothenburg, 1979-82, Benfica, 1982-84, Roma, 1984-87, Fiorentina, 1987-89, Benfica, 1989-92, Sampdoria, 1992-97, Lazio, 1997-2001, England, 2001-06, Manchester City, 2007-08, Ivory Coast, 2010 and the Leicester City, 2010-11.
Academy director Jon Rudkin and coach Mike Stowell have taken joint control of the 1st team, to the assistance from development coach Steve Beaglehole and when contacted by BBC Sport, Eriksson refused to comment other than to confirm his departure for a statement on Leicester's website said, the club and its board of directors would like to thank Sven and Derek for the contribution they have made to Leicester City during their 13 months at King Power Stadium.
The process of recruiting a new permanent manager will begin in the coming days to there will be no further comments from the club or any comment on the recruitment process until an appointment is made.
Successfully managed Leicester from 1995-2000 and leading them into the Premier League and to two League Cup successes in 1997 and 2000 has been installed as an early favourite to succeed Eriksson.
Sven Goran Eriksson Clubs Carrier Mexico, 2008-09, for a Degerfors, 1977-78, IFK Gothenburg, 1979-82, Benfica, 1982-84, Roma, 1984-87, Fiorentina, 1987-89, Benfica, 1989-92, Sampdoria, 1992-97, Lazio, 1997-2001, England, 2001-06, Manchester City, 2007-08, Ivory Coast, 2010 and the Leicester City, 2010-11.
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