{"id":21071,"date":"2025-10-14T18:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/graham-potter-former-chelsea-and-west-ham-manager-open-to-sweden-job\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T18:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:40:55","slug":"graham-potter-former-chelsea-and-west-ham-manager-open-to-sweden-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/graham-potter-former-chelsea-and-west-ham-manager-open-to-sweden-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Potter: Former Chelsea and West Ham manager open to Sweden job"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Chelsea and West Ham manager Graham Potter has expressed his interest in becoming Sweden’s next head coach. <\/b><\/p>\n

Sweden sacked Jon Dahl Tomasson<\/a> on Tuesday following a poor start to the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign that has left them sitting bottom of Group B with just one point from four games. <\/p>\n

Potter, who was dismissed by West Ham<\/a> last month after only eight months in charge, previously managed Swedish side Ostersunds from 2011 to 2018. <\/p>\n

“I’m actually in Sweden right now, in my house in Sweden,” Potter told Swedish media outlet Fotbollskanalen. <\/p>\n

“I’m between jobs and just left the Premier League. <\/p>\n

“I’m open to anything, really, where I feel I can help. The job as head coach of the Swedish national team is fantastic.<\/p>\n

“I have feelings for Sweden. I love the country and I love Swedish football. I have a lot to be grateful for towards Swedish football.<\/p>\n

“So yes, it would be a fantastic opportunity for me, obviously.”<\/p>\n

The Englishman, 50, guided Ostersunds from the fourth tier of Swedish football to its top division and also helped them lift the Swedish Cup in 2017.<\/p>\n

He then managed Swansea City and Brighton before joining Chelsea in 2022 but was dismissed from his role at Stamford Bridge after seven months. <\/p>\n

Former Denmark striker Tomasson was fired from the Sweden job after a 1-0 defeat against Kosovo on Monday.<\/p>\n

Sweden – who have an all-star forward line of Liverpool’s Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal – drew with Slovenia and lost against Kosovo and Switzerland in their opening three group games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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