Dominic Kinnear
| Dominic Kinnear | ||
 Kinnear (2008)
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | July 26, 1967 | |
| place of birth | Glasgow , Scotland | |
| size | 178 cm | |
| position | Defender | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1985 | Hartwick College | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1986-1989 | St. Johnstone FC | |
| 1989-1992 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | 28 (6) |
| 1993 | San Jose Hawks | 79 (7) |
| 1994 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | |
| 1995 | Club Necaxa | 5 (1) |
| 1995 | Seattle Sounders | 6 (2) |
| 1996 | Colorado Rapids | 14 (0) |
| 1997 | San Jose Clash | 28 (2) |
| 1998-2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 75 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1990-1993 | United States | 54 (9) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2004-2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| 2006-2014 | Houston Dynamo | |
| 2015-2017 | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| 2018 | LA Galaxy | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Dominic Kinnear (born July 26, 1967 in Glasgow ) is a former American football player and current football coach.
In Scotland -born defender has been training for the 2015 Major League Soccer - Franchise San Jose Earthquakes . Before that he was already active as a trainer for the San José Earthquakes and was taken over when they were transferred to Houston . After eight seasons he switched back to the Earthquakes, which he trained until 2017.
He is currently an assistant trainer at LA Galaxy . Since September 10, 2018, he has taken over the team as interim coach.
He began his career as a player at St. Johnstone FC in Scotland. From 1989 to 2000 he played for various US and Mexican teams. The former international played a total of 54 international appearances for the USA.
Player career
Youth and first experiences in Scotland
Kinnear moved his family from Scotland to the United States when he was three years old. They settled in Fremont, California , which he still calls his hometown today. From the age of five, Kinnear played soccer. He continued this in the school team at John F. Kennedy High School. He then attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, and played there for the Hartwick Hawks. He scored four goals during his one year stint at the college.
After a year at college, he moved to Scotland in 1986 for FC St. Johnstone .
In 1989, Kinnear signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, which were then playing in the Western Soccer League. At the time, the team was one of the most successful soccer teams in the San Francisco Bay Area . In 1990 he played with the Blackhawks in the American Professional Soccer League and was awarded several times at the end of the season for his playing achievements. A year later, the team won the APSL and made it to the semi-finals of the 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup .
Back to the USA
In 1993 the Blackhawks had to switch to the lower class USISL . The team was renamed the San Jose Hawks. At the end of the season, the team was stopped.
For this reason, Dominic Kinnear moved to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 1994, who also played in the American Professional Soccer League. Before that, he had a trial training with the English club Bolton Wanderers , but this did not result in any player engagement.
In 1995 he changed clubs again and played for the Mexican club Necaxa. Kinnear was the first American to score a first division goal in Mexico. He became champion with the team.
On August 10, 1995, he signed a contract with the Seattle Sounders , who played in the then A-League . In the championship final of the 1995 season, he scored the decisive penalty in the third final game, which made the team champions.
In January 1996, the Colorado Rapids secured the rights to a commitment from Kinnear with the MLS Inaugural Allocations. He then moved to the then newly formed Major League Soccer . At the Rapids he was on the field 14 times, but was released at the end of the season so that the franchise could sign two more football players.
A little later he moved to Tampa Bay Mutiny , where he stayed until his retirement in 2000.
National team
In total, Kinnear completed 54 international matches, scoring nine goals for the United States' national soccer team . Most of them in preparation games for the soccer World Cup in 1994 . Ultimately, however, he was not part of the USA's World Cup squad.
Coaching career
Prior to the 2001 MLS season, Kinnear was appointed assistant coach to Frank Yallop, then coach of the San Jose Earthquakes. The two knew each other from their time together at Tampa Bay Mutiny. Together they won the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003.
In 2004 Yallop moved to the Canadian national soccer team and Kinnear was the team's new head coach. Former US international John Doyle took over his post as assistant coach. By winning the MLS Supporters' Shields in the 2005 season, Kinnear celebrated his first success as a coach. In the same year he moved with the team from San José to Houston, where the team continued to play in the MLS under the name Houston Dynamo. His greatest successes to date include winning the MLS Cup in 2006 and 2007.
successes
As a player
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
- APSL (1): 1991
Necaxa
Seattle Sounders (USL)
- A-League (1): 1995
As a trainer
Houston Dynamo
Individual evidence
- ^ Dominic Kinnear ready to serve as Sigi Schmid's top assistant: "I'm here to help him". Retrieved March 27, 2018 .
- ^ Dwight Chapin: Quakes likely to go with Kinnear . In: The San Francisco Chronicle , November 5, 2010.
Web links
- Dominic Kinnear in the database of weltfussball.de
- Houston Dynamo Bio
- Dominic Kinnear in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kinnear, Dominic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland |