Rhys Carr
{{Short description|Welsh football coach}}
{{Infobox football biography
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales
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| position = Right-back
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| clubs1 = Cardiff Grange Quins
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| clubs2 = Llanelli Town
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| clubs3 = Pontypridd Town
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| clubs4 = Barry Town
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| clubs5 = Bridgend Town
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| manageryears1 = 2024
| managerclubs1 = Coventry City (interim)
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Rhys Carr (born 16 November 1986) is a Welsh football coach and former player.
Career
Carr played in the Cymru Premier for Cardiff Grange Quins and Llanelli Town. He also featured for Pontypridd Town, Barry Town and Bridgend Town.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Jordan |title=Welshman Rhys Carr leaves youth role at Sheffield United |url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2021/05/25/rhys-carr-sheffield-united/ |access-date=8 November 2024 |publisher=Y Clwb Pel-Droed |date=25 May 2021}}
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.
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.{{cite news |last1=Piercy |first1=James |title=Former Bristol Rovers and Bristol City coach confirms move to Premier League Wolves |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-rovers-wolves-coach-7233031 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=Bristol Post |date=21 June 2022}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Andy |title=Coventry City add two new signings to coaching staff - including an old fan favourite |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/transfer-news/coventry-city-29451628 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=Coventry Telegraph |date=1 July 2024}} He and former Coventry midfielder George Boateng were brought in as assistants after Adi Viveash left the club.{{cite news |title=Interim boss Carr says Robins sacking was 'shock' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crezv2yxvedo |access-date=8 November 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 November 2024}}
Robins was sacked on 7 November 2024 after over seven years in charge, with Coventry in 17th place. Carr was put in interim charge.{{cite news |title=Coventry sack longest-serving EFL boss Robins |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8el50wprr5o |access-date=8 November 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 November 2024}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Andy |title=Rhys Carr on Coventry City managerial latest and his role moving forwards |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-rhys-carr-manager-30459559 |access-date=28 November 2024 |work=Coventry Telegraph |date=27 November 2024}}{{cite news |title=Boateng out in Sky Blues backroom reshuffle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c86q8j44j28o |access-date=28 November 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 November 2024}} He departed on 30 January 2025, as Lampard was forming his staff.{{cite news |last1=Sutcliffe |first1=Aaron |title=FOOTBALL - Coventry City first team coach Rhys Carr departs club |url=https://coventryobserver.co.uk/sport/football-coventry-city-first-team-coach-rhys-carr-departs-club/ |access-date=30 January 2025 |work=Coventry Observer |date=30 January 2025}}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|match played 26 November 2024}}
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record !rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||
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| {{abbr|P|Matches played}} | {{abbr|W|Matches won}} | {{abbr|D|Matches drawn}} | {{abbr|L|Matches lost}} | {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |
| align="left"|Coventry City (interim)
|align="left"|7 November 2024 |align="left"|27 November 2024 {{WDL|3|0|2|1}} | | ||||
| colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|3|0|2|1}} ! |
References
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{{Coventry City F.C. managers}}
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Category:Footballers from Cardiff
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Cardiff Grange Harlequins A.F.C. players
Category:Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
Category:Pontypridd United F.C. players
Category:Welsh football managers
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Cardiff City F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Bristol City F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Sheffield United F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Coventry City F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Coventry City F.C. managers
Category:English Football League managers