Johnny McKinstry
McKinstry in September 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 July 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rwanda (manager) | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2013–2014 | Sierra Leone | ||
2015– | Rwanda |
Johnny McKinstry (born 16 July 1985) is a Irish 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 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]
Under McKinstry's care the Sierra Leone team rose to their highest ever FIFA World Ranking position of 50th.[6]
Rwanda National Team
In March 2015 he was confirmed as the new Rwanda manager.[7] He stated he was looking forward to the challenge.[8]
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 [9]
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.[10][11]
In January 2016, McKinstry led Rwanda to the knock-out stages of a major competition for the first time in their history[12] when he guided them to 1st place in Group A of the 2016 edition of the CAF African Nations Championship[13] and qualification for the Quarter Finals. Their progress was halted at this stage however by eventual Champions, DR Congo, following a 2-1 loss after extra time in Kigali.[14][15]
The results obtained in his first twelve months at the helm of Rwandan Football were recognised when in March 2018 the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) rewarded McKinstry's efforts with a new two year contract that would see him remain as Head Coach until 2018. [16]
Managerial statistics
- As of 27 March 2016[17]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Sierra Leone | 11 April 2013 | 17 September 2014 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.50 | |
Rwanda | 29 March 2015 | Present | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 47.83 | |
Total | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 45.16 |
International Career Results
Date | Competition | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
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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 (5-3p) | Kenya |
03/12/2015 | CECAFA Cup SF | Rwanda | 1-1 (4-2p) | 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 |
20/01/2016 | CAF Nations Championship | Rwanda | 2-1 | Gabon |
24/01/2016 | CAF Nations Championship | Morocco | 4-1 | Rwanda |
30/01/2016 | CAF Nations Championship QF | Rwanda | 1-1 (1-2et) | DR Congo |
26/03/2016 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | Mauritius | 1-0 | Rwanda |
29/03/2016 | CAF Nations Cup Qual | Rwanda | 5-0 | Mauritius |
References
- ↑ "British Coaches Abroad: Johnny McKinstry". http://www.football365.com. Football365. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014. External link in
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(help) - ↑ 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.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/y=2014/m=9/news=leone-stars-shine-with-purpose-2435406.html
- ↑ 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.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-01-24/196385/
- ↑ http://wwe.supersport.com/football/chan-2016/news/160121/Rwanda_top_Chan_Group_A
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35450007
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35516984
- ↑ http://www.supersport.com/football/africa/news/160323/McKinstry_extends_Rwanda_contract
- ↑ 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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