Rhys Carr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1986 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Barry Town | |||
| Bridgend Town | |||
| 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
[edit]Carr played in the Cymru Premier for Cardiff Grange Quins and Llanelli Town. He also featured for Pontypridd Town, Barry Town and Bridgend Town.[1]
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 as U21 and U18 Head Coach. He left that June for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, for a development coaching role, working with individuals on the fringe of the first team.[2] 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.[3] He and former Coventry midfielder George Boateng were brought in as assistants after Adi Viveash left the club.[4]
Robins was sacked on 7 November 2024 after over seven years in charge, with Coventry in 17th place. Carr was put in interim charge.[5] He led the team to two draws and a loss against, at the time, the top 3 teams in the division before Frank Lampard was appointed on 28 November; Carr remained as first-team coach.[6][7]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 November 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Coventry City (interim) | 7 November 2024 | 27 November 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jones, Jordan (25 May 2021). "Welshman Rhys Carr leaves youth role at Sheffield United". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Piercy, James (21 June 2022). "Former Bristol Rovers and Bristol City coach confirms move to Premier League Wolves". Bristol Post. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Interim boss Carr says Robins sacking was 'shock'". BBC Sport. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Coventry sack longest-serving EFL boss Robins". BBC Sport. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Turner, Andy (27 November 2024). "Rhys Carr on Coventry City managerial latest and his role moving forwards". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Boateng out in Sky Blues backroom reshuffle". BBC Sport. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Cardiff
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Cardiff Grange Harlequins A.F.C. players
- Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
- Pontypridd United F.C. players
- Welsh football managers
- Swansea City A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Cardiff City F.C. non-playing staff
- Bristol City F.C. non-playing staff
- Sheffield United F.C. non-playing staff
- Bristol Rovers F.C. non-playing staff
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
- Coventry City F.C. non-playing staff
- Coventry City F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- 21st-century British sportsmen