Coventry City have appointed Lee Carsley as their new U18’s coach.
The former midfielder and team captain, who has retired from playing will work as an Assistant to Academy Director and U18’s boss Gregor Rioch and takes up his appointment on Monday as part of a re-organisation of the Academy to help it get a Category 2 rating in the Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan.
Speaking about Carsley’s appointment to Sky Blue Player, Rioch said: "We are absolutely delighted to have Lee on board. His pedigree as a player is beyond question and while good players don't necessarily make good coaches, Lee has all of the attributes required to be just that.
"He's been preparing for this moment to come back as a coach at some capacity to a football club and this opportunity was too good to turn down for us and it's worked well for both Lee and ourselves.
"He's played at the highest level, playing in a World Cup and being a regular international. He has that credential and that breeds respect from the young players we have here and our apprentices can relate to Lee in where they want to be in their own careers."