Joe Kinnear

**Joseph Patrick Kinnear** (27 December 1946 – 7 April 2024) was a football player. He played for the Republic of Ireland national team. He also coached football.

## Death

In 2021, it was announced that since 2015 he had been living with dementia. Kinnear died on 7 April 2024 from problems caused by vascular dementia at the age of 77.

## Career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="11"|Tottenham Hotspur|1965–66|First Division|8|0|||||||||
|1966–67|First Division|20|0|||||||||||
|1967–68|First Division|31|1|||||||||||
|1968–69|First Division|24|0|||||||||||
|1969–70|First Division|9|0|||||||||||
|1970–71|First Division|35|0|||||||||||
|1971–72|First Division|21|0|||||||||||
|1972–73|First Division|24|1|||||||||||
|1973–74|First Division|7|0|||||||||||
|1974–75|First Division|17|0|||||||||||
|Brighton & Hove Albion|1975–76|Third Division|16|1||||||||||

## Managerial statistics

- Source:

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|India|align=left|1983|align=left|1984|||
|align=left|Nepal|align=left|1987|align=left|1987|||
|align=left|Doncaster Rovers|align=left|March 1989|align=left|June 1989|||
|align=left|Wimbledon|align=left|19 January 1992|align=left|30 May 1999|||
|align=left|Luton Town|align=left|8 February 2001|align=left|23 May 2003|||
|align=left|Nottingham Forest|align=left|10 February 2004|align=left|16 December 2004|||
|align=left|Newcastle United|align=left|26 September 2008|align=left|7 February 2009|||

### Player

**Tottenham Hotspur**
- FA Cup: 1966–67
- Football League Cup: 1970–71, 1972–73
- FA Charity Shield: 1967 (shared)
- UEFA Cup: 1971–72

### Manager

**Nepal**
- South Asian Games runner-up: 1987

**Luton Town**
- Football League Third Division runner-up: 2001–02

**Individual**
- LMA Manager of the Year: 1994
- Premier League Manager of the Month: September 1993, March 1994, April 1994, September 1996

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Joe Kinnear
- **image**: Joe Kinnear Hull City v. Newcastle United 1.png
- **upright**: 0.8
- **caption**: Kinnear in 2009
- **full name**: Joseph Patrick Kinnear
- **birth place**: Dublin, Ireland
- **death place**: Mill Hill, London, England
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **youthyears1**: 1964–1965
- **youthclubs1**: St Albans City F.C., St Albans City
- **years1**: 1965–1975
- **clubs1**: Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur
- **caps1**: 196
- **goals1**: 2
- **years2**: 1975–1976
- **clubs2**: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion
- **caps2**: 16
- **goals2**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 212
- **totalgoals**: 3
- **nationalyears1**: 1967–1975
- **nationalteam1**: Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland
- **nationalcaps1**: 26
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1983
- **managerclubs1**: Al-Shabab (UAE), Al-Shabab (assistant manager)
- **manageryears2**: 1984
- **managerclubs2**: India national football team, India
- **manageryears3**: 1987
- **managerclubs3**: Nepal national football team, Nepal
- **manageryears4**: 1989
- **managerclubs4**: Doncaster Rovers F.C., Doncaster Rovers (caretaker)
- **manageryears5**: 1992–1999
- **managerclubs5**: Wimbledon F.C., Wimbledon
- **manageryears6**: 2001–2003
- **managerclubs6**: Luton Town F.C., Luton Town
- **manageryears7**: 2004
- **managerclubs7**: Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest
- **manageryears8**: 2008–2009
- **managerclubs8**: Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United
- **manageryears9**: 2013–2014
- **managerclubs9**: Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United (Director of Football)