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Swansea City
Chris Coleman tops Swansea managerial
shortlist to replace Bob Bradley
• Wales manager is frontrunner to replace American sacked after 11 games
• Ryan Giggs and former Birmingham manager Gary Rowett also in frame
Chris Coleman, who led Wales to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, is the frontrunner for the manager’s job
at Swansea City. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
Chris Coleman is fast emerging as the leading contender to take over at Swansea City as the club’s
board seek to whittle down their shortlist and step up their pursuit of the club’s third manager of the
season. Ryan Giggs and Gary Rowett are among the names also under consideration, with Swansea
keen to weigh up all available options, but Coleman ticks a number of boxes and could soon find
himself at the centre of a club versus country tug-of-war for his services.
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Swansea want to make an appointment swiftly. They have placed Alan Curtis, the first-team coach,
and Paul Williams, the assistant manager, in charge of the team for Bournemouth’s visit on Saturday
but hope to name Bob Bradley’s replacement in time for Tuesday’s game at Crystal Palace. At this
stage Coleman, the Wales manager, is the clear frontrunner.
Coleman has managed in the Premier League before, Swansea is his hometown club, which means the
46-year-old would be a popular choice with the supporters, and his reputation in the game is high on
the back of leading Wales to the European Championship semi-finals in the summer.
The situation with Coleman, however, is far from straightforward. The Football Association of Wales