Wolves confirm appointment of Edwards as new boss | OneFootball

Wolves have confirmed the appointment of Rob Edwards as their new head coach.

The former Luton Town boss joins the club on a three-and-a-half year deal after leaving Middlesbrough.

Edwards spent time as a player with Wolves, playing 111 times across four seasons with the club.

He also took charge of two first-team matches at Wolves on an interim basis, following Walter Zenga’s departure at Molineux in 2016, and was later the club’s Under-23s head coach.

“I know Rob very well and I have seen his growth in different jobs,” chairman Jeff Shi said.

“He’s a very good person, he knows the club very well, he knows the city, the fans and he is very talented. When he was a youth coach here, he showed his tactical awareness, but after he took first-team jobs he started to grow his own identity, character and leadership.

“We need to refresh the whole club with a new coach’s philosophy, bringing his own identity and ideas, and we can build on that. We are at a new chapter for the club and Rob will be a key piece of that.”