Frank Lampard has been confirmed as the brand new supervisor of Championship aspect Coventry Metropolis.
The 46-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half yr contract with the Sky Blues who presently sit seventeenth in England’s second tier.
Lampard, who has beforehand managed Chelsea, Everton and Derby County, has not been seen within the dugout in 18 months following his second spell at Stamford Bridge when he changed Graham Potter on the finish of the 2022-23 season on an interim foundation.
Upon appointing Lampard, Coventry proprietor Doug King mentioned: ‘I’m delighted that Frank Lampard has agreed to hitch our membership as Head Coach. Frank lower his enamel within the Championship and is aware of what is required on this League to achieve success.
‘His experiences thereafter at Chelsea and Everton will guarantee he brings to our gifted squad clear understanding of precisely what is required to succeed on the very prime degree that we as a Membership are striving to succeed in.’
Lampard replaces Mark Robins following his sacking earlier this month, and shall be supported by coaches Joe Edwards and Chris Jones, who he has labored with earlier than.
He’s set to talk to the media for the primary time since taking cost of Coventry on Thursday afternoon.
Lampard has a combined document as a supervisor since taking his first job at Derby in 2018. In his solely season on the membership, Lampard led Derby to the Championship play-off ultimate however they have been overwhelmed by Aston Villa at Wembley because the Rams fell quick of their quest for promotion.
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Frank Lampard has returned to administration after being appointed Coventry Metropolis’s new boss
