Johnathan McKinstry
 McKinstry in September 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rwanda (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sierra Leone | ||
| 2015– | Rwanda | ||
Johnny McKinstry (born 16 July 1985) is a football coach who is currently the manager of the Rwanda national team. He previously managed the Sierra Leone national team.[1]
Career
Sierra Leone National Team
On 11 April 2013, McKinstry was appointed as the caretaker manager of the Sierra Leone national football team following the resignation of Swedish coach Lars-Olof Mattsson.[2] McKinstry has spoken about his desire to be awarded the job on a permanent basis.[3] He was sacked in September 2014,[4] and later spoke about his time in the country, including the 2014 Ebola outbreak.[5]
Rwanda National Team
In March 2015 he was confirmed as the new Rwanda manager.[6] He stated he was looking forward to the challenge.[7]
In his first competitive game in charge, McKinstry guided Rwanda to their first away win in 4-years with a 1-0 victory over Mozambique in the opening round of 2017 African Nations Cup qualifying [8]
In December 2015, Rwanda finished as Runners-up in the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2015, defeating hosts Ethiopia, reigning champions Kenya, and previous tournament runners-up Sudan en route the final before losing 1-0 to Uganda - the most successful team in the region, who claimed their 14th title. McKinstry was named as 'Coach of the Tournament' by sponsors DSTV.[9][10]
Managerial statistics
- As of 16 January 2016[11]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Sierra Leone | 
|
11 April 2013 | 17 September 2014 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.50 |
| Rwanda | 
|
23 March 2015 | Present | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 50.00 |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 46.15 | |||
International Career Results
| Date | Competition | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/06/2013 | FIFA World Cup Qual | Sierra Leone | 2-2 | Tunisia |
| 15/06/2013 | FIFA World Cup Qual | Cape Verde Islands | 1-0 | Sierra Leone |
| 07/09/2013 | FIFA World Cup Qual | Sierra Leone | 3-2 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 18/05/2014 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | Swaziland | 1-1 | Sierra Leone |
| 31/05/2014 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | Sierra Leone | 1-0 | Swaziland |
| 19/07/2014 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | Sierra Leone | 2-0 | Seychelles |
| 06/09/2014 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | Ivory Coast | 2-1 | Sierra Leone |
| 10/09/2014 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | DR Congo | 2-0 | Sierra Leone |
| 29/03/2015 | FIFA Friendly | Zambia | 2-0 | Rwanda |
| 06/06/2015 | FIFA Friendly | Rwanda | 0-0 | Kenya |
| 07/06/2015 | FIFA Friendly | Rwanda | 2-0 | Tanzania |
| 14/06/2015 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | Mozambique | 0-1 | Rwanda |
| 28/08/2015 | FIFA Friendly | Rwanda | 3-1 | Ethiopia |
| 05/09/2015 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | Rwanda | 0-1 | Ghana |
| 12/09/2015 | FIFA Friendly | Rwanda | 0-1 | Gabon |
| 13/11/2015 | FIFA World Cup Qual | Libya | 1-0 | Rwanda |
| 17/11/2015 | FIFA World Cup Qual | Rwanda | 1-3 | Libya |
| 21/11/2015 | CECAFA Cup | Ethiopia | 0-1 | Rwanda |
| 24/11/2014 | CECAFA Cup | Rwanda | 1-2 | Tanzania |
| 27/11/2015 | CECAFA Cup | Rwanda | 3-0 | Somalia |
| 01/12/2015 | CECAFA Cup QF | Rwanda | 0-0 (5-3) | Kenya |
| 03/12/2015 | CECAFA Cup SF | Rwanda | 1-1 (4-2) | Sudan |
| 05/12/2015 | CECAFA Cup F | Uganda | 1-0 | Rwanda |
| 06/01/2016 | FIFA Friendly | Rwanda | 1-1 | Cameroon |
| 10/01/2016 | FIFA Friendly | Rwanda | 1-0 | DR Congo |
| 16/01/2016 | CAF Nations Championship | Rwanda | 1-0 | Ivory Coast |
References
- ^ "British Coaches Abroad: Johnny McKinstry". http://www.football365.com. Football365. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (11 April 2013). "Sierra Leone appoints Irish coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (21 November 2013). "Johnny McKinstry targets permanent Sierra Leone job". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (17 September 2014). "Sierra Leone sack Northern Irish coach Johnny McKinstry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Ben Smith (19 December 2014). "Sierra Leone: How Ebola outbreak cost Johnny McKinstry his job". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31803735
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32240289
- ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/201506152015.html
- ^ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2015-12-06/195035/
- ^ http://ferwafa.rw/spip.php?article605
- ^ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.johnny.mckinstry.198695.en.html
- ^ http://int.soccerway.com/teams/sierra-leone/sierra-leone/1960/
- ^ http://int.soccerway.com/teams/rwanda/rwanda/1879/
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