Coventry City are adding two new signings to their coaching staff – including an old fan favourite

Coventry City have made two new signings as Mark Robins bolsters his backroom staff with the arrival of talented first-team coaches to replace Dennis Lawrence.

And one of them is a familiar face to fans of a certain age, with the return of the Sky Blues’ late Premier League favorite George Boateng.

The 48-year-old former midfielder, who played for City for a season and a half between January 1998 and the summer of 1999, when he moved to Aston Villa for £4.5m, most recently coached the national team of Ghana as assistant manager. He has also held coaching roles at Villa Park, where he was in charge of the under-23s, joining the club from the Blackburn Rovers Academy coaching staff to coach Villa’s under-18s.

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City have also appointed Rhys Carr from Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he has been elite player development coach for the past two years, a position he has combined with assistant coach of the Ireland women’s national team.

Carr has previously held positions at League One Bristol Rovers, having also worked as an individual development coach within Sheffield United’s academy and filled a similar role at Bristol City and Cardiff City.

Manager Mark Robins said: “We are very pleased to welcome George and Rhys to Coventry City. Both impressed us during the extensive recruitment process for this important role and each brings key skills to the football department.

“Their experience and knowledge will greatly assist our work to maximize our team’s performance and preparation, both before and on match days, and we are delighted to begin working with them.”

Director of Performance Claire-Marie Roberts said: “George & Rhys were consistently the strongest candidates throughout our extensive selection process. Their respective skills will bring a new dimension to our experienced multi-disciplinary team as we work to continually improve the development and training of our first team players.”

Boateng and Carr join the Sky Blues with immediate effect as the City squad assemble for the start of pre-season training at Ryton, joining goalkeeping coach Aled Williams as part of the first team coaching staff of the club.

Boateng played 57 games and scored 7 goals for the club from 1998 to 1999 after a move from Feyenoord. The midfielder scored twice as the Sky Blues won in the league against Aston Villa at Villa Park for the first time in 63 years. He also had spells in England at Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Hull City and Nottingham Forest. Born in Ghana, Boateng represented the Netherlands four times.

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