On Tuesday afternoon, the Swedish Football Association announced that they are firing Jon Dahl Tomasson.
This means that the association must find a replacement who can be in place in just a few weeks, ahead of the next World Championship qualifying tournament in November.
Sweden concludes the group stage in the World Championship qualifying tournament against Switzerland (Geneva, November 15) and Slovenia (Solna, November 18).
Here are some of the available alternatives to replace Tomasson.
+ Kim Bergstrand/Thomas Lagerlöf
A successful duo for many years, first in Sirius (which they promoted to the top division) and then in Djurgården during the years 2019–2024. Together, they led Blåränderna to the SM gold in the first season and later also to successes in Europe. They have been without a coaching job since they were fired from Djurgården at the end of last season.
Johan Esk, Dagens Nyheter, and Noa Bachner, Expressen, are two prominent columnists who have both launched Kim and "Tolle” as a replacement for Tomasson.
+ Olof Mellberg
The former national team defender was for a long time the Swedish Football Association's main track as a replacement for Janne Andersson, but in early 2024, the negotiations stalled. Mellberg stayed in Brommapojkarna and the Swedish Football Association chose Tomasson instead.
Since then, Mellberg has had time to be hired and fired from St Louis in the American MLS.
+ Graham Potter
The Englishman made a name for himself as a successful coach in Östersunds FK, and the successes there took him back to his home country in 2018. There, his two most recent assignments, in Chelsea and West Ham, ended with Potter being fired after less than a year. The now 50-year-old Potter was on the Swedish Football Association's long list when they were looking for a national team coach last time.
+ Henrik Rydström
The 49-year-old Rydström recently became unemployed when Malmö FF chose to fire him at the end of September after this year's weak results in the top division. All the better was it during Rydström's first two years in the club, when he led MFF to two consecutive SM gold and a cup gold.
+ Peter Gerhardsson
After eight years as national team coach for the women's team, the 66-year-old said goodbye after the European Championship this summer. The merits from there are heavy, with several successful championships where an Olympic Games silver and two World Championship bronzes weigh the heaviest.
