| Joe Kinnear | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Patrick Kinnear | |
| Date of birth | December 27, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1965–1975 1975–1976 |
Tottenham Hotspur Brighton & Hove Albion |
196 (2) 16 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 1967–1975 | Republic of Ireland | 25 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1992–1999 2001–2003 2004 |
Wimbledon Luton Town Nottingham Forest |
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Playing career
Joe Kinnear played football as a full back for Tottenham Hotspur and the Republic of Ireland national team. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. Kinnear played for Spurs for ten years, playing in the 1967 FA Cup final against Chelsea, a game Tottenham won 2–1. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The 1967 FA Cup Final took place at Wembley on 20 May 1967, between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Kinnear made almost 200 appearances for Tottenham and he was capped 26 times by the Republic of Ireland. In 1975, Kinnear moved to Brighton, making 16 appearances before retiring. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.
Management
Wimbledon
Kinnear is perhaps more well known for his success as manager of Wimbledon during his tenure(citation needed). This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 Kinnear was appointed manager following Peter Withe's dismissal in January 1992 and after he had spent time coaching abroad, including the Nepal national football team. Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. Kinnear led the Dons to a 6th place finish in the Premier League in the 1993–94 season. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The next season Kinnear continued to defy the odds and Wimbledon finished 9th in the league. The achievements are made even more respectable considering the Dons had no home of their own and had a small transfer budget.
It was reported that Kinnear turned down the chance to take over from Jack Charlton as manager of the Republic of Ireland team in 1996. John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL (born Ashington, Northumberland, 8 May 1935) is a former Footballer Kinnear, however, took Wimbledon to both the major domestic cup competitions, the FA Cup and the League Cup, semi-finals in 1997 as well as finishing 8th in the Premier League. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Kinnear continued in his role as Wimbledon until he suffered a heart attack before a league game against Sheffield Wednesday in the 1998–99 season. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply He was replaced at Wimbledon by Egil Olsen in June 1999 and the club was relegated the following year. Egil Roger Olsen (born April 22, 1942) nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian Association football coach.
Luton Town
Kinnear was then briefly involved as Director of Football at Oxford United during the 2000–01 season. "Director of Football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club most commonly used in Europe. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F However, in January 2001 he resigned due to poor health, yet just a few weeks later he was handed a similar role at Luton Town, who were battling against relegation from what was the Second Division, as were Oxford. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. On arrival, Kinnear demoted then-manager Lil Fuccillo and appointed himself manager of the team. Pasquale "Lil" Fuccillo (born May 2, 1956 in Bedford) is a former Footballer and is currently chief scout for Newcastle
He could not save the club from relegation, despite purchasing striker Steve Howard for £50,000 on transfer deadline day. Steven John "Steve" Howard (born May 10 1976 in Durham, England) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for In the summer of 2001, Kinnear released the majority of the relegated squad, and brought in a number of his own men over the course of the season, including future captains Kevin Nicholls and Chris Coyne, along with winger Jean-Louis Valois. Kevin Nicholls (born 2 January 1979, Newham, England) is a professional footballer who is once more currently playing for Luton Town Chris Coyne is an Australian professional football player who plays for Colchester United as club captain and for the Australian national football Jean-Louis Valois (born 15 October 1973 in Lyon) is a semi-professional French footballer currently unattached The team stormed to promotion under Kinnear's guidance, finishing runners-up to Plymouth Argyle in the Hatters' first promotion in 20 years. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle
The next season was disappointing for the Hatters, as they were expected to compete for promotion, but in the end they only managed a 9th place finish. In May 2003, the club was sold to a consortium led by John Gurney, and Kinnear and his assistant Mick Harford were then sacked in mysterious circumstances, which involved an employee of Northampton Town being the person who signed the letters which dismissed both Kinnear and Harford. Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford (born 12 February 1959) is an English former football player and current manager of League 2 Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton.
Nottingham Forest
Kinnear was out of work until Nottingham Forest offered him the manager's job in February 2004. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Kinnear kept the club up, but a poor start to the 2004–05 season meant he was sacked in December 2004.
Managerial Record
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | |||||
| Wimbledon |  |
January 19, 1992 | May 30, 1999 | 364 | 130 | 125 | 109 | |
| Luton Town | |
February 08, 2001 | May 23, 2003 | 122 | 56 | 38 | 28 | |
| Nottingham Forest | |
February 10, 2004 | December 16, 2004 | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Honours
- 1967 FA Cup
- 1971 League Cup
- 1972 UEFA Cup
- 1973 League Cup
External links
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