Confirmed: Hamrén leave after Euro – Aftonbladet

Erik Hamréns contract as coach extends only across the European Football Championship in France.

Now confirm Lars-Christer Olsson in the Football Association’s board to Erik Hamrén leave the job immediately after the summer championship and the League has already begun the process of finding a replacement.

– He has given notice that he quits, says Lars-Christer Olsson, Second Vice-President of the Association, to SVT

Erik Hamrén has been questioned as coach after the Swedish national team made a weak European Championship qualifier and finished third in the group behind Austria and Russia.

But when blue and yellow tricks an EM-ticket via the play-offs was extended Hamréns contract automatically summer’s championship.

The discussions about a possible further extension has been going on quietly – though it has always been hesitation from both sides it would be a continued or not.

However, after the European Championship, the Swedish national team so a new coach.

TV4 Soccer Channel can now tell you that the Swedish football association (SvFF) was told by Hamrén last week and they have already begun the process of finding a replacement who will lead Sweden from the World Cup qualifiers which begin in September in 2016.

Names mentioned, for example, Helsingborg manager Henrik Larsson, the U21 national team’s Håkan Ericson IFK Göteborg coach Jörgen Lennartsson.

No matter who it is, it will not be able to lead the national team before the World Cup qualifier collection in September – though there is a theoretical possibility to play a friendly in connection with it.

Lars-Christer Olsson, second vice chairman of the Swedish Football Association Board berkäftar for SVT to Erik Hamrén told to get off after the European Championship in 2016.

– We have been informed of the Board of the Association and it has been an argument a while but I do not know exactly when Hamrén given notice. Work is now underway with the deputies, he says, but when a replacement is added is not clear yet, he says to SVT.

The Football Association has now called for a press conference with Erik

Hamrén today at 13.30 where he is expected to talk about his answer.

Already in October confirmed Håkan Sjöstrand for Sport Bladet that efforts to find a successor had started.

– Here and now it is about supporting Erik, but obviously we work on scenario planning, it is part of the job, so that we have a preparation. Ultimately, it is the Federal Executive who work with it, we look at everything, said Håkan Sjöstrand then.

How it works in practical terms, do you have contacts with candidates in unofficial conversations, there is a list …?

– Basically we work with demand profiles, that is what must govern. It’s easy to start with the name, but it is about requirements and that is a question that is always on the agenda.