page_title: Johnathan McKinstry
hierarchical_section_title: Johnathan McKinstry
caption_attribution_description: English: Johnathan McKinstry as Head Coach of FK Kauno Zalgiris in 2017
context_page_description: Johnathan McKinstry is a Northern Irish football manager and the current Head Coach of the Uganda national football team, effective 30 September 2019. He signed a three-year contract, replacing French national Sébastien Desabre.
  McKinstry is the first person from Northern Ireland to manage 3 International Football Teams and following Michael O'Neill's departure from his role with the Irish FA on 21 April 2020, McKinstry became the only person from Northern Ireland active as an international head coach.
  Previously McKinstry managed the Rwanda national team, the Sierra Leone national team, Kauno Žalgiris in the A Lyga and Saif SC of the Bangladesh Football Premier League. Whilst in charge of Sierra Leone, McKinstry was the youngest international manager in the world at 27 years old.
context_section_description: Johnathan McKinstry (born 16 July 1985) is a Northern Irish football manager and the current Head Coach of the Uganda national football team, effective 30 September 2019. He signed a three-year contract, replacing French national Sébastien Desabre.
  McKinstry is the first person from Northern Ireland to manage 3 International Football Teams and following Michael O'Neill's departure from his role with the Irish FA on 21 April 2020, McKinstry became the only person from Northern Ireland active as an international head coach.
  Previously McKinstry managed the Rwanda national team, the Sierra Leone national team, Kauno Žalgiris in the A Lyga and  Saif SC of the Bangladesh Football Premier League. Whilst in charge of Sierra Leone, McKinstry was the youngest international manager in the world at 27 years old.
caption: McKinstry with FK Kauno Zalgiris, 2017
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