Joe Kinnear

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]

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)
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

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

• FA Cup: 1966–67^[11]
• Football League Cup: 1970–71, 1972–73
• FA Charity Shield: 1967 (shared)
• UEFA Cup: 1971–72

Manager

Nepal

• South Asian Games runner-up: 1987

Luton Town

• Football League Third Division runner-up: 2001–02

Individual

• LMA Manager of the Year: 1994
• Premier League Manager of the Month: September 1993, March 1994, April 1994, September 1996^[12]