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Graham Stephen Potter is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a left-back.
Potter started his managerial career in January 2011 with Swedish club Östersund.
Born in Solihull, West Midlands, Potter began his career as a trainee at Birmingham City.
Potter moved from York City to Boston United in the summer of 2003.
With support from the Professional Footballers' Association, Potter graduated from the Open University in December 2005 with a degree in Social Sciences.
In December 2010, Potter signed a three-year contract as coach of Östersund, who were then playing in the fourth tier of Swedish football, starting on 24 January 2011.
Potter was offered the job after Graeme Jones, his friend and assistant to Roberto Martínez at Swansea City, recommended him to chairman Daniel Kindberg after their pre-season friendly with Swansea.
In 2013, after two successive promotions, Potter extended his contract with the club for another three years.
On 13 April 2017, Potter's Östersund team won the Svenska Cupen, beating Norrköping 4-1 in the final.
Potter was appointed manager of newly relegated Championship club Swansea City on 11 June 2018 on a three-year contract.
Potter started his managerial career in January 2011 with Swedish club Östersund.
Born in Solihull, West Midlands, Potter began his career as a trainee at Birmingham City.
Potter moved from York City to Boston United in the summer of 2003.
With support from the Professional Footballers' Association, Potter graduated from the Open University in December 2005 with a degree in Social Sciences.
In December 2010, Potter signed a three-year contract as coach of Östersund, who were then playing in the fourth tier of Swedish football, starting on 24 January 2011.
Potter was offered the job after Graeme Jones, his friend and assistant to Roberto Martínez at Swansea City, recommended him to chairman Daniel Kindberg after their pre-season friendly with Swansea.
In 2013, after two successive promotions, Potter extended his contract with the club for another three years.
On 13 April 2017, Potter's Östersund team won the Svenska Cupen, beating Norrköping 4-1 in the final.
Potter was appointed manager of newly relegated Championship club Swansea City on 11 June 2018 on a three-year contract.
On his appointment, Potter said "This is a Premier League club from the last seven years and it wants to try to get back, but get back in a way that there is an identity and an understanding of what they want to be on the pitch. That was the interesting thing for me - the chance to build something".
Potter won his first match as Swansea boss with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United, with goals from striker Oli McBurnie and former Liverpool youngster Yan Dhanda.
After Chris Hughton was dismissed as Brighton & Hove Albion manager at the end of the 2018-19 season, Potter was heavily linked with the managerial vacancy, with Albion making an official approach for his services which Swansea initially rejected.
Several days later, Potter informed Swansea of his desire to leave the club and bring several of his backroom staff with him to Brighton.
Swansea initially offered Potter a new contract to remain at the club, which would have made him one of the Championship's highest earning managers.
The club eventually granted permission for Potter to begin talks with Brighton, who would reportedly pay Swansea about £3m in compensation for Potter and his backroom staff.
Potter was appointed head coach of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 May 2019, signing a four-year contract.
Brighton were victorious in Potter's first match, defeating Watford in a 3-0 away victory in what was also his first game in charge of a Premier League side.
Potter's first official home game in charge of Brighton came on 17 August against West Ham where a Leandro Trossard goal was correctly ruled out for offside by VAR which denied Brighton the lead. However, he later went on to score an equaliser to make it 1-1 shortly after Javier Hernández put West Ham a goal up.
Potter won his first match as Swansea boss with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United, with goals from striker Oli McBurnie and former Liverpool youngster Yan Dhanda.
After Chris Hughton was dismissed as Brighton & Hove Albion manager at the end of the 2018-19 season, Potter was heavily linked with the managerial vacancy, with Albion making an official approach for his services which Swansea initially rejected.
Several days later, Potter informed Swansea of his desire to leave the club and bring several of his backroom staff with him to Brighton.
Swansea initially offered Potter a new contract to remain at the club, which would have made him one of the Championship's highest earning managers.
The club eventually granted permission for Potter to begin talks with Brighton, who would reportedly pay Swansea about £3m in compensation for Potter and his backroom staff.
Potter was appointed head coach of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 May 2019, signing a four-year contract.
Brighton were victorious in Potter's first match, defeating Watford in a 3-0 away victory in what was also his first game in charge of a Premier League side.
Potter's first official home game in charge of Brighton came on 17 August against West Ham where a Leandro Trossard goal was correctly ruled out for offside by VAR which denied Brighton the lead. However, he later went on to score an equaliser to make it 1-1 shortly after Javier Hernández put West Ham a goal up.
They went on to lose in the next round on 25 September, losing 3-1 at home to Aston Villa where Potter gave ten Brighton players their debuts in the youthful side of an average age of just over 21.
On 5 October, after a six-game winless run Brighton claimed a 3-0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur where Aaron Connolly - who has benefited in game time under Potter - scored two goals in his first ever Premier League start.
Potter successfully guided Brighton to safety after a 0-0 home draw against Newcastle on 20 July.
Potter's first season as Brighton manager was a success with Brighton recording their highest points and goals in the Premier League, collecting 41 points and scoring 39, finishing in 15th - joint highest finish along with the 2017-18 season - after a 2-1 away win over Burnley in the last game of the season.
Brighton lost 3-1 at home to Chelsea in their opening game of the 2020-21 season, where Potter handed Benjamin White his league debut for Brighton in his Premier League debut.
On 24 September, long serving midfielder Dale Stephens joined Burnley after six and a half years with the Sussex club with Potter describing him as a 'fantastic servant for this club.
Bruno Fernandes made it 3-2 from spot confirming Potter's 100th defeat as a manager.
On the same night Chelsea pulled out of the proposed plans of the European Super League with Potter saying about the competition, "We feel it stands against everything we know as football." Praising the protesting Chelsea fans prior to kick off, "Credit to the fans for making their case, and the quicker we get back to playing for points the better. We were a little bit delayed but the supporters are the most important thing." Two days later, while attending a press conference Potter appeared to have suffered a facial injury with a cut just below his left eye.
On 5 October, after a six-game winless run Brighton claimed a 3-0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur where Aaron Connolly - who has benefited in game time under Potter - scored two goals in his first ever Premier League start.
Potter successfully guided Brighton to safety after a 0-0 home draw against Newcastle on 20 July.
Potter's first season as Brighton manager was a success with Brighton recording their highest points and goals in the Premier League, collecting 41 points and scoring 39, finishing in 15th - joint highest finish along with the 2017-18 season - after a 2-1 away win over Burnley in the last game of the season.
Brighton lost 3-1 at home to Chelsea in their opening game of the 2020-21 season, where Potter handed Benjamin White his league debut for Brighton in his Premier League debut.
On 24 September, long serving midfielder Dale Stephens joined Burnley after six and a half years with the Sussex club with Potter describing him as a 'fantastic servant for this club.
Bruno Fernandes made it 3-2 from spot confirming Potter's 100th defeat as a manager.
On the same night Chelsea pulled out of the proposed plans of the European Super League with Potter saying about the competition, "We feel it stands against everything we know as football." Praising the protesting Chelsea fans prior to kick off, "Credit to the fans for making their case, and the quicker we get back to playing for points the better. We were a little bit delayed but the supporters are the most important thing." Two days later, while attending a press conference Potter appeared to have suffered a facial injury with a cut just below his left eye.
Potter's second year in charge of The Albion finished with a record equalling points tally of 41 points, which they also achieved the season before they finished in 16th, a place below the previous season.
Brighton came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor in the opening game of the season on 14 August with Potter starting Shane Duffy for his first Albion appearance since the 2019-20 season after spending the previous season on loan at Celtic.
Potter praised Duffy during pre-season stating "He has done really well since he has been back" from his time in Glasgow.
On 24 August, in the second round EFL Cup away fixture at Cardiff City, Potter fielded a side of an average age of 20.5 years where his youthful squad advanced to round three after a 2-0 win.
Potter's 100th game as Brighton manager - and 400th overall - came on 20 November, a 2-0 away defeat at Aston Villa with Steven Gerrard making his Villa managerial debut.
On 21 January 2022, it was announced that Potter had tested positive for Covid-19 with his assistant Billy Reid later testing positive prior to the Leicester game on the 23rd, meaning first team coach Björn Hamberg would take charge of the 1-1 away draw with Danny Welbeck scoring the late equaliser.
Potter's 100th Premier League match in charge came on 15 February, where the occasion was spoilt with a 2-0 away loss at Manchester United, ending Brighton's record-breaking unbeaten league run of seven games.
Brighton came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor in the opening game of the season on 14 August with Potter starting Shane Duffy for his first Albion appearance since the 2019-20 season after spending the previous season on loan at Celtic.
Potter praised Duffy during pre-season stating "He has done really well since he has been back" from his time in Glasgow.
On 24 August, in the second round EFL Cup away fixture at Cardiff City, Potter fielded a side of an average age of 20.5 years where his youthful squad advanced to round three after a 2-0 win.
Potter's 100th game as Brighton manager - and 400th overall - came on 20 November, a 2-0 away defeat at Aston Villa with Steven Gerrard making his Villa managerial debut.
On 21 January 2022, it was announced that Potter had tested positive for Covid-19 with his assistant Billy Reid later testing positive prior to the Leicester game on the 23rd, meaning first team coach Björn Hamberg would take charge of the 1-1 away draw with Danny Welbeck scoring the late equaliser.
Potter's 100th Premier League match in charge came on 15 February, where the occasion was spoilt with a 2-0 away loss at Manchester United, ending Brighton's record-breaking unbeaten league run of seven games.
Potter has been recognised for his "Progressive" and "Unconventional" coaching methods.
Potter describes his teams as "Tactically flexible, attacking, [and] possession-based".
At Swansea, Potter used ten different formations and his team completed the most passes per 90 minutes in the Championship.
As a young coach, Potter studied the training methods of Roberto Martínez at Swansea and became inspired by his possession-based approach, along with the "Holistic" training principles he observed during his travels to Spain.
Potter also cites the philosophy of Pep Guardiola and Raymond Verheijen's periodisation model among his influences.
BBC Sport published an article in October 2021 about Potter's rise as a manager and regarded him as a possible England manager in the making.
Potter describes his teams as "Tactically flexible, attacking, [and] possession-based".
At Swansea, Potter used ten different formations and his team completed the most passes per 90 minutes in the Championship.
As a young coach, Potter studied the training methods of Roberto Martínez at Swansea and became inspired by his possession-based approach, along with the "Holistic" training principles he observed during his travels to Spain.
Potter also cites the philosophy of Pep Guardiola and Raymond Verheijen's periodisation model among his influences.
BBC Sport published an article in October 2021 about Potter's rise as a manager and regarded him as a possible England manager in the making.
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