Joe Kinnear

Joe Kinnear
Kinnear in 2009
Personal information
Full name Joseph Patrick Kinnear[1]
Date of birth (1946-12-27)27 December 1946
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 7 April 2024(2024-04-07) (aged 77)
Place of death Mill Hill, London, England[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1964–1965 St Albans City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1975 Tottenham Hotspur 196 (2)
1975–1976 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 (1)
Total 212 (3)
National team
1967–1975 Republic of Ireland 26 (0)
Teams managed
1983 Al-Shabab (assistant manager)
1984 India
1987 Nepal
1989 Doncaster Rovers (caretaker)
1992–1999 Wimbledon
2001–2003 Luton Town
2004 Nottingham Forest
2008–2009 Newcastle United
2013–2014 Newcastle United (Director of Football)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joseph Patrick Kinnear (27 December 1946 – 7 April 2024) was a football player. He played for the Republic of Ireland national team. He also coached football.[3]

Death

In 2021, it was announced that since 2015 he had been living with dementia.[4] Kinnear died on 7 April 2024 from problems caused by vascular dementia at the age of 77.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6][7]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1965–66 First Division 8 0
1966–67 First Division 20 0
1967–68 First Division 31 1
1968–69 First Division 24 0
1969–70 First Division 9 0
1970–71 First Division 35 0
1971–72 First Division 21 0
1972–73 First Division 24 1
1973–74 First Division 7 0
1974–75 First Division 17 0
Total 196 2 24 0 20 0 18 0 258 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 1975–76 Third Division 16 1
Career total 212 3

Managerial statistics

Source:[8][9][10]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
India 1983 1984 13 4 0 9 030.8
Nepal 1987 1987 11 6 3 2 054.5
Doncaster Rovers March 1989 June 1989 11 1 3 7 009.1
Wimbledon 19 January 1992 30 May 1999 364 130 109 125 035.7
Luton Town 8 February 2001 23 May 2003 122 56 28 38 045.9
Nottingham Forest 10 February 2004 16 December 2004 44 15 15 14 034.1
Newcastle United 26 September 2008 7 February 2009 18 4 8 6 022.2
Total 583 216 166 201 037.0

Honours

Player

Tottenham Hotspur

Manager

Nepal

Luton Town

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 351. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. ↑ Brooke, Mike (4 April 2024). "'The Joe sparkle' – How football star Kinnear used love of sport to fight dementia". Enfield Independent. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". www.soccerscene.ie. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Joe Kinnear: Former Newcastle and Wimbledon manager living with dementia since 2015". 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Josh (7 April 2024). "Ex-Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear dies aged 77 surrounded by his family". The Mirror. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur A–Z Player Profiles". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "A–Z Player Profiles". TopSpurs.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  8. ↑ "Joe Kinnear's managerial career". Soccerbase. CenturyComm. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  9. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers – the managers". Doncaster Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers 1988–1989: Results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  11. ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
  12. ↑ "Manager profile: Joe Kinnear". Premier League. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.