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Former Denmark striker Jon Dahl Tomasson was hired as the first foreign-born manager of Sweden on Monday

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Feb 26 2024
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    It's worth noting that there's been a little bit of confusion regarding Jon Dahl Tomasson being the first "foreign born coach", mainly centering around the semantics of the words manager and...

    It's worth noting that there's been a little bit of confusion regarding Jon Dahl Tomasson being the first "foreign born coach", mainly centering around the semantics of the words manager and coach.

    George Raynor led Sweden to silver and bronze medals at the FIFA World Cup (1950 and 1958 respectively) as well as gold and bronze at the Olympics (1948 and 1952 respectively).

    His title, however, was not manager but coach. The first manager ("förbundskapten"), Lennart Nyman, was hired in 1962.

    Source: Reddit

    The national team had a selection committee that picked the squad for coaches like Raynor. The first manager job was from 1962.

    Source: Reddit

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