sentences:  Eriksson retired from playing in 1975 at the age of 27, after giving up on his dream of playing professional football; he summed up his brief playing career by saying "I was looked upon as a distinctly average defender, but someone who rarely made mistakes".Having retired as a player, Eriksson received an offer to become Tord Grip's assistant at Degerfors.A year later, Grip was appointed assistant manager of the Sweden national team, and Eriksson became Degerfors' manager.