Graham Potter

Graham Stephen Potter (born 20 May 1975) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Sweden national team. In a 13-year playing career, Potter, who played as a left-back, made 307 appearances in the Football League. He also played in the Premier League for Southampton, and the Football Conference for Shrewsbury Town. At international level, he was capped once for England at under-21 level. Potter started his professional managerial career in January 2011 with Swedish club Östersund. He won three promotions and the Svenska Cupen with Östersund, leading them to the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout stage. He was appointed manager of Championship club Swansea City in June 2018, and moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League a year later. After a successful spell at Brighton, he was hired by Chelsea in 2022, but was dismissed in April 2023, following a steep drop in form. From January to September 2025, Potter managed West Ham United. In October 2025, Potter took over as manager of the Swedish national team, winning the UEFA playoffs to take the team to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.