Sheehan named Swansea boss on three-year deal

Following his successful tenure as caretaker manager, Swansea City have signed Alan Sheehan as their head coach on a three-year contract.

Sheehan impressed when she assumed control of Swansea in February, taking over after Luke Williams’ departure.

The 38-year-old Irishman has been given the opportunity to make a lasting impression in his first permanent managerial position.

Sheehan stated on the official website of the football team, “It’s a privilege to be here, and I’m honored to have the honor of becoming the head coach.”

It’s “somewhat surreal,” it says. I spoke about building something over the past few months about how great the neighborhood has become.

When Williams left the club after seven defeats in nine Championship games, Swansea were looking concerned toward the bottom three.

However, Sheehan’s 12 games at the helm have resulted in the Welsh club taking 23 points and placing them in the top half of the table.

Football director Richard Montague remarked, “We’ve been very impressed with Alan since he’s taken over as caretaker head coach for a second time.

“We had to go through a thorough and in-depth selection process for our new head coach,” he said.

We were given the choice to make, and we are confident that our club has chosen the best head coach to advance.

Sheehan has always been enthusiastic about taking the position, but he has repeatedly stressed that his ideas must align with the club’s perspective on the direction forward.

In the summer of 2023, former left-back Sheehan collaborated with then-sporting director Paul Watson, whom he was familiar with from their time playing together at Luton, and he became an assistant head coach for Swansea.

Sheehan first assumed control of the club in December 2023 after initially working for Michael Duff’s backroom staff before joining Williams in January of last year. He helped Swansea collect 11 points from seven games.

Sheehan made a second appearance in the top job after Williams said his farewells before making a second one.

Swansea were 17th at the time, eight points clear of the bottom three, but they have since turned in a remarkable form to climb to 11th.

Swansea’s slim play-off chances were ended by their defeat at Millwall last weekend; they wrap up the season with a home game against Oxford United on Saturday (12:30 BST).

CEO of Swansea Tom Gorringe commented, “Alan has demonstrated strong leadership and tactical acumen while serving as caretaker head coach.

We firmly believe that he is the right person to advance Swansea City and build on our progress toward the end of the season.

We’re optimistic and excited about our shared goals.