Former England and Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson has been named sporting director of Karlstad Fotboll.

Karlstad Fotboll play in Sweden's Third Division.

Former Sampdoria coach Eriksson, 74, has been sidelined for almost four years with his last stint as coach of the Philippines national team.

The town of Karlstad has 61,000 inhabitants and is 300 km from Stockholm and about 100 km from the Norwegian border.