Dominic Kinnear
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| Dominic Kinnear | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Dominic Kinnear | |
| Date of birth | July 26, 1967 | |
| Place of birth |  Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Head Coach | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Houston Dynamo |
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1985 | Hartwick College | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986-1989 1989-1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 1997 1998-2000 |
St. Johnstone San Francisco Bay Blackhawks San Jose Hawks Fort Lauderdale Strikers Necaxa Seattle Sounders Colorado Rapids San Jose Clash Tampa Bay Mutiny |
14 (0) 28 (2) 79 (7) |
| National team | ||
| 1990-1993 | United States |
54 (9) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2001-2003 2004-2005 2006- |
San Jose Earthquakes (assistant) San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dominic Kinnear (born in July 26, 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is the current head coach of the Houston Dynamo of U.S. Major League Soccer. Kinnear grew up in the U.S., but began his professional career with Scottish club St. Johnstone. He then went on to play for several U.S. teams and Mexican club Necaxa. He earned fifty-four caps with the U.S. national team.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Youth
While he was born in Scotland, Kinnear moved to the U.S. with his family when he was three years old. He grew up in Fremont, California, which he considers to be his hometown. When he was five, he began playing youth soccer. Kinnear attended John F. Kennedy High School where he played on the boys' soccer team.[1] After graduating from high school, he attended Hartwick College for a single year. Despite playing as a defender, he scored three goals as Hartwick went to the Final Four.
[edit] St. Johnstone
After his one season with Hartwick, Kinnear moved back to Scotland to try his luck with Second Division club St. Johnstone.
[edit] San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
In 1989, Kinnear signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League (WSL). Kinnear remained with San Francisco Bay as the Blackhawks became one of the dominant teams of the era. In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League (ASL) to form the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). That season Kinnear again earned All Star honors. In 1991, the Blackhawks took the APSL title and in 1992 went to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Kinnear again earned All Star honors in 1992. In 1993, the Blackhawks owner pulled the team from the APSL and moved it to the lower division USISL, renaming the team the San Jose Hawks in the process. Despite the move to the lower division and a winning season, the Hawks folded at the end of the season.
[edit] Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Kinnear then moved to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers for the 1994 APSL season after a summer trial with English club Bolton Wanderers came to nothing.
[edit] Necaxa
In 1995, Kinnear played a single season with Mexican First Division team Necaxa. That season, he became the first U.S. player to score in the Mexican First Division. Necaxa also took the Mexican League title.
[edit] Seattle Sounders
At the end of the Mexican season, Kinnear moved to the Seattle Sounders of the A League just in time to win another league championship. He signed with the Sounders on August 10, 1995 as a replacement for injured Dick McCormick.[2]
[edit] MLS
On January 24, 1996, Major League Soccer (MLS) allocated Kinnear to the Colorado Rapids. Kinnear spent the 1996 season with the Rapids. On December 15, 1996, the Rapids traded Kinnear and a second round draft pick to the Clash for Paul Bravo and Rafael Amaya. He later moved to the Tampa Bay Mutiny. He scored six goals and 24 assists in his career in MLS.
[edit] National team
Kinnear earned 54 caps for the US National Team.
[edit] Coaching
In 2001, first-time head coach of the Earthquakes, Frank Yallop, named Dominic Kinnear as his assistant coach. Together, they helped coach the San Jose Earthquakes to the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003. In 2004, Frank Yallop left to coach the Canadian national team and Dominic was promoted to head coach of the Earthquakes, assigning John Doyle to replace him as assistant coach. After leading the Quakes to the MLS Supporters' Shield in 2005, Kinnear moved to Houston with the rest of the Earthquakes, when the team was renamed the Houston Dynamo. On November 12, 2006, Kinnear led the Houston Dynamo to their first MLS Cup Championship. On November 18, 2007, the Dynamo won their second MLS Cup in a row, again beating the New England Revolution.
| Preceded by Frank Yallop |
San Jose Earthquakes Head Coach 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by Frank Yallop[1] |
| Preceded by Position Created |
Houston Dynamo Head Coach 2006-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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