Kevin Holness
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Keith Holness | ||
| Date of birth | September 25, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989 | Langara College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Winnipeg Fury | 100 | (5) |
| 1993 | Toronto Blizzard | 23 | (2) |
| 1994–1997 | Montreal Impact | 65 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 5 | |
| 1996–1997 | Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) | 12 | |
| 1996–2001 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 166 | |
| 1997–1999 | Toronto Lynx | 15 | (1) |
| 2000 | Vancouver 86ers | 28 | (1) |
| 2001 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1990–1992 | Canada U23 | 13 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Canada | 9 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Saskatoon Accelerators | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2009 | |||
Kevin Holness (born September 25, 1971) is a former Canadian international soccer player.
Club career
[edit]Holness spent his entire outdoor soccer career in Canada, playing for Winnipeg Fury, Toronto Blizzard, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx, Vancouver 86ers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[1]
Also, Holness played indoor soccer with Toronto Shooting Stars, Wichita Wings and most prominently with Edmonton Drillers in the NPSL.
International career
[edit]Holness played in all three of Canada's games at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship which were held in Canada.[2] He played there in a team also featuring Paul Peschisolido and Carl Fletcher.
He made senior his debut for Canada in a May 1995 Canada Cup match against Northern Ireland and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 2 goals, both against Honduras at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final international was a June 1996 friendly match against Costa Rica.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 January 1996 | Edison International Field, Anaheim, United States |  Honduras |
2-0 | 3-1 | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 10 January 1996 | Edison International Field, Anaheim, United States | Honduras |
3-1 | 3-1 | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Coaching career
[edit]Holness was the inaugural coach of the Saskatoon Accelerators of the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League before resigning prior to the start of the 2009/2010 season. Holness is currently the technical director for FC Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan.[3]
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ McDonald, Marvin (1993-05-14). "Heavy debts nag Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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External links
[edit]- Reginan named coach Canada.com
- Kevin Holness at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Kevin Holness at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica
- Jamaican emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Black Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Winnipeg Fury players
- Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Toronto Lynx players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- Wichita Wings (NPSL) players
- Toronto Shooting Stars players
- Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000) players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Canadian soccer coaches
- American Professional Soccer League players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Langara College people