Frank Lampard has been appointed as the new head coach of Coventry City.
The 46-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, and will be joined by coaches Joe Edwards and Chris Jones, who he has worked with previously.
Coventry City owner and executive chairman Doug King said: “I am delighted that Frank Lampard has agreed to join our club as head coach. Frank cut his teeth in the Championship and knows what is needed in this league to be successful.
“His experiences thereafter at Chelsea and Everton will ensure he brings to our talented squad clear understanding of exactly what is needed to succeed at the very top level that we as a club are striving to reach.”
The Sky Blues parted ways with Mark Robins after seven years in charge.
Lampard has been out of work since leaving Chelsea for a second time after taking charge on an interim basis following Graham Potter’s sacking in 2023.
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Speaking prior to the appointment, Coventry owner and chairman Doug King confirmed to Sky Sports News that Frank Lampard was a candidate for the job and applied for the role
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Robins sacking ‘unpleasant’
Robins was the third longest-serving manager in English football before his sacking by Coventry after the 2-1 home defeat by Derby County.
Robins joined the club in 2017 and took them from League Two to the Championship – and one game away from the Premier League in 2023 where they were beaten 1-0 by Luton in the second-tier play-off final.
Of the decision to sack Robins, King said: “I didn’t get much sleep that night at all.
“I was talking it through in my mind as to whether it was the right moment and was I right to do it, but frankly, I knew it was the right thing to do.
“I did slightly want to give this club a jolt and say we are going to change some directions. We can’t just say it is all going to get better in the end and we’ll go up the league and be around the play-offs unless we take control of it and we make it happen.
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“Obviously, it’s taken everyone at the club and outside by surprise. The reaction has been a little more than I anticipated.
“Honesty, it was unpleasant for me to do that because I really like Mark. I know what he has done here and the respect he has here, and I really wish I hadn’t been in that position.”
Coventry started life without Robins as interim boss Carr led them to a 2-2 draw at Championship leaders Sunderland on Saturday.
