The Swedish Football Federation has adopted a historic decision: the appointment for the first time of a foreign coach to manage its team. Is about Jon Dahl Tomasson Former Danish international and former goalscorer, among others, for Villarreal and Milan.
Tomasson, who He stopped being the coach of Blackburn (English second division) on February 9, at the age of 47, he signed a contract that extends through the entire qualification phase for the 2026 World Cup and will be automatically extended if he achieves qualification for the final phase.
From a European Championship since 1996
“I look forward to starting this great work and meeting the fans, players and, of course, the media in Sweden. And being able to think, speak and dream in blue and yellow,” said the Danish coach.
Tomasson, who He played 112 games and scored 52 goals for Denmark, replaced Janne Anderson, who stepped down in November 2023 after Sweden, for the first time since 1996, failed to qualify for the Euro Cup, to be played this year in Germany, after finishing third in the group behind Belgium and Austria. Since January, Daniel Bäckström has been acting as interim.
A year and a half at Villarreal
As a player, Tomasson made his debut at Danish club Koge before moves to Heerenveen, Newcastle, Feyenoord, Milan and Stuttgart, who loaned him to Villarreal in January 2007. The Castellón club acquired him at the end of that season and in summer of 2008 he returned to Feyenoord to hang up his boots.
As a coach, he made his debut at Excelsior Rotterdam in 2013, he also managed Roda in 2014 and Swedish club Malmö (2020-2021) before taking the reins of Blackburn in June 2022.
To the Danish technical staff
Tomasson has been part of the coaching staff of a national team since 2016 and in 2019 he became the Norwegian’s assistant. Hareide Age in front of Denmark.
Source: La Verdad
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