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Kevin Holness

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Kevin Holness
Personal information
Full name Kevin Keith Holness
Date of birth (1971-09-25) September 25, 1971 (age 53)
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
*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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ McDonald, Marvin (1993-05-14). "Heavy debts nag Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2020-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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