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3 Oct 2016
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Swansea appointment of Bradley takes to 22 the countries with a Premier League manager

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When Bob Bradley assumes his new role as manager of Swansea City he will become the 22nd different national to take charge of a Premier League club.

Bradley, who will replace the departed Francesco Guidolin this week, is the 215th manager or head coach to be appointed in the Premier League and the first American to embrace the challenge.

Of those 215 a majority (110) over the 24 years have been English, with Scotland (34) and Italy (11) the next nations in the listing.

France, the Netherlands, Spain, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales have each produced seven different managers or head coaches.

Manager nationalities in the Premier League

Nation Managers/Head coaches
England 110
Scotland 34
Italy 11
France, Netherlands, Spain, N Ireland, Rep of Ireland, Wales 7
Argentina, Croatia, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Sweden 2
Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Israel, Switzerland, Uruguay 1

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