Graham Stephen Potter was born on 20 May 1975 and is an English professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Premier League club Chelsea.
23 Facts About Graham Potter
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Graham Potter played in the Premier League for Southampton and the Football Conference for Shrewsbury Town.
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Graham Potter started his professional managerial career in January 2011 with Swedish club Ostersund.
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Graham Potter was relieved of his duties in April 2023, following a steep drop in form.
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Graham Potter joined West Bromwich Albion in 1997, and after three-and-a-half years, which included loan spells at Northampton Town and Reading, he signed for York City.
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Graham Potter moved from York City to Boston United in the summer of 2003.
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Graham Potter would go on to make over 100 appearances for York City, before joining Shrewsbury Town on loan in November 2003.
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Graham Potter worked as a football development manager for the University of Hull and as technical director for the Ghana women's team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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In 2008, Graham Potter was appointed manager of Northern Counties East League Division One side Leeds Carnegie.
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In December 2010, Graham Potter signed a three-year contract as coach of Ostersund, who were then playing in the fourth tier of Swedish football, starting on 24 January 2011.
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Graham Potter was offered the job after Graeme Jones, his friend and assistant to Roberto Martinez at Swansea City, recommended him to chairman Daniel Kindberg after Ostersund's pre-season friendly with Swansea.
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In 2013, after two successive promotions, Graham Potter extended his contract with the club for another three years.
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Graham Potter was appointed manager of newly relegated Championship club Swansea City on 11 June 2018 on a three-year contract.
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Graham Potter was joined by assistant manager Billy Reid and recruitment analyst Kyle Macaulay.
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Graham Potter was succeeded at Brighton by Roberto De Zerbi.
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On 8 September 2022, Graham Potter was appointed the new head coach of Premier League club Chelsea on a five-year deal, replacing Thomas Tuchel.
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Graham Potter had the lowest points-per-game return of any Chelsea manager.
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Graham Potter managed 31 games, losing 11, and leaving Chelsea in 11th place in the Premier League at the time of his dismissal.
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Graham Potter has been recognised for his "progressive" and "unconventional" coaching methods.
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Graham Potter describes his teams as "tactically flexible, attacking, [and] possession-based".
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At Swansea, Graham Potter used ten different formations and his team completed the most passes per 90 minutes in the Championship.
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Graham Potter cites the philosophy of Pep Guardiola and Raymond Verheijen's periodisation model among his influences.
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In 2021, BBC Sport did a feature on Graham Potter's rise and regarded him as a possible England manager in the making.