Sven-Goran Eriksson claims ignorance as 1860 Munich reveal he is joining club

Jan 15, 2013 8:45:00 PM

The 64-year-old and former Manchester City manager has not spoken to the club for over a month, though they have announced on Tuesday that he will join the coaching staff

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has joined German second division side 1860 Munich according to the board, though, Eriksson claims not to know anything about it.

The ex-Lazio coach admitted that he has not spoken to the club for over a month and explained he had not been told he would be joining the staff.

"The vice president should have called me, that hasn't happen yet. They had contact with me one and a half months ago. All this was a little bit strange. I just have to wait and see," he told Expressen.se.

Eriksson’s potential role at the club is currently unclear, but it has been revealed by board member Otto Steiner, the Swede will not be taking control of the team with current coach Alexander Schmidt remaining in charge.

Steiner told the official club website: "The board has accepted that Sven-Goran Eriksson will be included in the coaching team of 1860. Alexander Schmidt will remain our coach. Executive Robert Schafer has the order to talk to both of them and to negotiate their exact duties."

Since leaving the England job after the 2006 World Cup, Eriksson has coached in leagues around the world including spells in Mexico, England and Africa.

Most recently he found himself working with BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai Premier League.

1860 Munich currently find themselves sixth in the second division, five points off third-placed Kaiserslautern.

Inside Goal.Com

Bayern's jinx - CL final referee Nicola Rizzoli
Goal takes a look at the career of the Italian arbiter to date following Uefa's decision to appoint the 41-year-old for Saturday's showpiece at Wembley
Goal's Serie A awards for 2012-13
Goal crowns the best and worst from Italy over the course of the season
Wanyama’s star continues to shine
This week, Wanyama bagged the prestigious SPL Young Player of the Year award adding on to his Celtic Young honor, which he bagged three weeks ago
The men behind up surge of four premiership clubs
Goal.com takes a critical look at four teams; City Stars, Thika Utd, KCB and Chemelil, teams that have shown tremendous degree of competition so far this season
Who is the greatest Champions League striker ever?
Enter our competition now and you will be in with a chance of winning one of four replica football shirts. Simply pick your favourite and subscribe to our YouTube channel