List of Sweden national football team managers
This is a complete list of Sweden men's national football team managers, football managers who have coached the Sweden men's national football team and a list of the chairmen of the Swedish Football Association International Selection Committee from 1908 to 1961 which acted as national team managers. They are listed in chronological order, their total national team scores and any qualifications to the finals of the World Cup, European Championship or Olympic Games are included. A game lost after a penalty shoot-out is counted as a draw, but a game lost after extra time is counted as a loss.
List of national team managers
- Updated 25 March 2025
| Manager | Tenure | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | World Cups |
Euros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennart Nyman | 1962–1965 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 60 | 44 | – | – |
| Orvar Bergmark | 1966–1970 | 49 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 59 | 1970 | – |
| Georg Ericson | 1971–1979 | 91 | 39 | 20 | 32 | 130 | 109 | 1974, 1978 | – |
| Lars Arnesson | 1980–1985 | 59 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 93 | 60 | – | – |
| Olle Nordin | 1986–1990 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 40 | 1990 | – |
| Nisse Andersson (caretaker) | 1990 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Tommy Svensson | 1991–1997 | 87 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 147 | 88 | 1994 | 1992 |
| Tommy Söderberg | 1998–1999 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | – | – |
| T. Söderberg / L. Lagerbäck | 2000–2004 | 68 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 113 | 61 | 2002 | 2000, 2004 |
| Lars Lagerbäck | 2004–2009 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 39 | 2006 | 2008 |
| Erik Hamrén | 2009–2016 | 86 | 46 | 17 | 23 | 147 | 87 | – | 2012, 2016 |
| Janne Andersson | 2016–2023 | 94 | 48 | 15 | 31 | 151 | 97 | 2018 | 2020 |
| Daniel Bäckström (caretaker) | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | 2024– | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 16 | – | – |
List of chairmen of the Swedish Football Association International Selection Committee
| Name | Tenure | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | World Cups |
Olympic Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludvig Kornerup | 1908 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 1908 | |
| Wilhelm Friberg | 1909–1911 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | – | |
| John Ohlson | 1912 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1912 | |
| Ruben Gelbord | 1912–1913 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 24 | – | |
| Hugo Levin | 1914–1915 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | – | |
| Frey Svenson | 1916 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | – | |
| Anton Johanson | 1917–1920 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 43 | 1920 | |
| John Pettersson | 1921–1936 | 138 | 73 | 21 | 44 | 399 | 252 | 1934 | 1924, 1936 |
| Carl Linde | 1937 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | – | – |
| Gustaf Carlsson | 1938–1942 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 70 | 44 | 1938 | – |
| Selection Committee | 1942 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Putte Kock | 1943–1956 | 110 | 61 | 20 | 29 | 318 | 195 | 1950 | 1948, 1952 |
| Eric Persson | 1957–1961 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 100 | 44 | 1958 | – |
References
- Alsiö, Martin, Frantz, Alf, Lindahl, Jimmy & Persson, Gunnar (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904–2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
- Swedish Football Association (2006). Landslaget. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
