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Who is Graham Potter? 10 Facts About Brighton & Hove Albion Manager

Graham Potter is currently a manager in the English professional football league and previously competed in the sport as a left back. His current position at Premier League team Brighton & Hove Albion is that of head coach.

Graham Potter is currently a manager in the English professional football league and previously competed in the sport as a left back. His current position at Premier League team Brighton & Hove Albion is that of head coach.

He was born on May 20th, 1975 in the city of Solihull, which is located in England. Graham Stephen Potter is the full name of this man.

Graham Potter earned his bachelor’s degree in social sciences from the Open University in December 2005, thanks in large part to the assistance he received from the Professional Footballers’ Association.

The month of January 2011 marked the beginning of Graham Potter’s managing career, which he began with the Swedish team Ostersund. In June of 2018, he was given the managerial position of the Championship club Swansea City, then in June of 2019, he was promoted to the managerial position of the Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

His coaching techniques have been described as “innovative” and “unconventional,” and he has received praise for them. Potter says that his teams are “tactically adaptable, offensive, and possession-based.”

10 Facts About Graham Potter

  1. On May 20th, 1975, Graham Potter was born in Solihull, which is located in the West Midlands region of England.
  2. He stands at a height of 6 feet and 1 inch (1.85m).
  3. He had a career in both the Football Conference and the Premier League, playing for Shrewsbury Town and Southampton respectively. The majority of his playing time was spent in the Football League.
  4. Graham Potter kicked up his career as a manager in January 2011 with the Swedish club Ostersund.
  5. On June 11, 2018, he signed a three-year contract to take over as the manager of Swansea City, a club that had recently been demoted to the Championship.
  6. On the 20th of May, 2019, Graham Potter signed a contract to become the head coach of Premier League team Brighton & Hove Albion. The deal is for four years.
  7. After the opening game of the 2022–23 season, the Seagulls defeated Manchester United by a score of 2–1 at Old Trafford, making him the first manager in the history of Brighton to achieve this feat.
  8. Graham Potter earned a single cap for England’s under-21 team during his time playing at the international level.
  9. Recent rumours have suggested that Thomas Tuchel, the former manager of Chelsea, may be replaced by him.
  10. While at Swansea, Potter utilised eleven different formations, and his club finished with the Championship’s highest pass completion rate per ninety minutes.