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)
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 an Irish professional football manager and player. As a defender, Kinnear spent the majority of his career spanning ten seasons with Tottenham Hotspur and one with Brighton & Hove Albion. With Tottenham he won the FA Cup, the League Cup twice, the Charity Shield, and the UEFA Cup. After Spurs, Kinnear played for Brighton for the 1975–76 season. Having been born in Dublin, Kinnear played and was capped 26 times for the Republic of Ireland national team. After his playing career, he managed India, Nepal, Doncaster Rovers, Wimbledon, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest, and Newcastle United.