Joe Kinnear

Joe Kinnear
Kinnear in 2009
Personal information
Full name Joseph Patrick Kinnear
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
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)
International career
1967–1975 Republic of Ireland 26 (0)
Managerial career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Death

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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 1965–66 First Division 80
1966–67 First Division 200
1967–68 First Division 311
1968–69 First Division 240
1969–70 First Division 90
1970–71 First Division 350
1971–72 First Division 210
1972–73 First Division 241
1973–74 First Division 70
1974–75 First Division 170
Total 19622402001802582
Brighton & Hove Albion 1975–76 Third Division 161
Career total 2123

Managerial statistics

Source:
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
India 1983 1984 13409030.8
Nepal 1987 1987 11632054.5
Doncaster Rovers March 1989 June 1989 11137009.1
Wimbledon 19 January 1992 30 May 1999 364130109125035.7
Luton Town 8 February 2001 23 May 2003 122562838045.9
Nottingham Forest 10 February 2004 16 December 2004 44151514034.1
Newcastle United 26 September 2008 7 February 2009 18486022.2
Total 583216166201037.0

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.