Sven Göran Eriksson; Tord Grip
1 portrait of Sven Göran Eriksson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sven Göran Eriksson; Tord Grip
by Tom Miller
chromogenic print, 7 December 2001
14 in. x 14 in. (355 mm x 356 mm)
Commissioned jointly with Management Today magazine, 2002
Photographs Collection
NPG x125417
Sittersback to top
- Sven Göran Eriksson (1948-), National team coach of the England football team and football manager. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Tord Grip (1938-), Assistant Coach of the England Football Team. Sitter in 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
Eriksson (left), England's National Team coach since 2001 shown with Tord Grip his assistant. This relationship dates back to the 1970s and Swedish club KB Karlskoga, where player Eriksson and player-coach Grip first paired up. Grip has been called 'one half of Sven's brain'. Asked to name his finest qualities as coach, Eriksson replied: 'Tord Grip'. On location, Football Association building, London W1.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Football Association building, London)
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Events of 2001back to top
Current affairs
Labour wins a second landslide general election victory campaigning on improvements to public services based on private finance projects. The Conservative party proved itself to be out-of-touch by ignoring public services and campaigning on the issue of Britain's membership of the EU. The day after the election William Hague resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.Art and science
The Eden Project opens in Cornwall. The eco-centre, conceived by Tim Smit, replicates tropical and temporal climates and houses plants from all over the world in two domed biomes. The project is both a large-scale scientific experiment to study the environmental changes in different biomes over time, and a visitor attraction teaching the public about the natural environment.International
On 11th September (9/11) America comes under foreign attack for the first time since Pearl Harbour when Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists hijack four planes, flying two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, and one into the Pentagon; the fourth plane crashed in a field.George Bush launches his 'War on Terror' by invading Afghanistan to overthrown the Taliban and capture Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda.
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