Rhys Carr

Rhys Carr
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-11-16) 16 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City (first team coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cardiff Grange Quins
Llanelli Town
Pontypridd Town
Managerial career
2017–2021 Pontypridd United
2024 Coventry City (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rhys Carr (born 16 November 1986) is a Welsh football coach and former player who is a first team coach of EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Career

Carr played in the Cymru Premier for Cardiff Grange Quins and Llanelli Town. He also featured for Pontypridd Town.[1] He managed Pontypridd United between 2017 and 2021.[2]

Carr had positions in coaching at Swansea City and Cardiff City, prior to spending five years at Bristol City. He ended a two-year spell at Sheffield United in 2021 to return to his wife and children in Wales.[1]

At the start of 2022, Carr was hired at Bristol Rovers to work in their academy. He left that June for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, again in a development role.[3] He was also an assistant manager for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team, and moved in July 2024 into the staff of Mark Robins at EFL Championship club Coventry City.[4] He and former Coventry midfielder George Boateng were brought in as assistants after Adi Viveash left the club.[5]

Robins was sacked on 7 November 2024 after over seven years in charge, with Coventry in 17th place. Carr was put in interim charge.[6] He led the team to two draws and a loss before Frank Lampard was appointed on 28 November; Carr remained as first-team coach.[7][8]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 26 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Pontypridd United 3 October 2017 30 June 2021 —
Coventry City (interim) 7 November 2024 27 November 2024 3 0 2 1 000.00
Total 3 0 2 1 000.00

References

  1. ^ a b Jones, Jordan (25 May 2021). "Welshman Rhys Carr leaves youth role at Sheffield United". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ Davies, Nick (16 February 2018). "Ponty success cultivating a new identity for town's football team". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ Piercy, James (21 June 2022). "Former Bristol Rovers and Bristol City coach confirms move to Premier League Wolves". Bristol Post. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ Turner, Andy (1 July 2024). "Coventry City add two new signings to coaching staff - including an old fan favourite". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Interim boss Carr says Robins sacking was 'shock'". BBC Sport. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Coventry sack longest-serving EFL boss Robins". BBC Sport. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ Turner, Andy (27 November 2024). "Rhys Carr on Coventry City managerial latest and his role moving forwards". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Boateng out in Sky Blues backroom reshuffle". BBC Sport. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.