Johnny McKinstry

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Johnny McKinstry
File:Coach McKinstry with Rwanda National Team, Sept 2015.jpg
McKinstry in September 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-16) 16 July 1985 (age 38)
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 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]

Shortly after the extension of McKinstry's contract, Rwanda recorded their biggest ever win in the Africa Cup of Nations when they defeated Mauritius 5-0 in Kigali.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of 29 May 2016[18]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 11 April 2013 17 September 2014 8 3 2 3 37.50
Rwanda Rwanda 29 March 2015 Present 24 11 2 11 45.83
Total 32 14 4 14 43.75

International Career Results

As of 29 May 2016[19][20]
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 (5-3p) 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
28/05/2016 FIFA Friendly Rwanda 0-2 Senegal

Notable Career Milestones

April 2013 Appointed Sierra Leone Head Coach, Age 27 - Youngest active international head coach in world football[21]
August 2014 Sets new FIFA World Ranking record for Sierra Leone (50th)[22]
March 2015 Appointed Rwanda Head Coach, Age 29 - Youngest active international head coach in world football[23]
January 2016 Guides Rwanda to the knock-out stages of a major tournament for the first time in their history (QF, CHAN 2016)[24]
March 2016 Registers Rwanda's biggest ever win in the Africa Cup of Nations (5-0 vs Mauritius)[25]

References

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  6. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/y=2014/m=9/news=leone-stars-shine-with-purpose-2435406.html
  7. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31803735
  8. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32240289
  9. ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201506152015.html
  10. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2015-12-06/195035/
  11. ↑ http://ferwafa.rw/spip.php?article605
  12. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-01-24/196385/
  13. ↑ http://wwe.supersport.com/football/chan-2016/news/160121/Rwanda_top_Chan_Group_A
  14. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35450007
  15. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35516984
  16. ↑ http://www.supersport.com/football/africa/news/160323/McKinstry_extends_Rwanda_contract
  17. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_qualification_Group_H#Rwanda_v_Mauritius
  18. ↑ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.johnny.mckinstry.198695.en.html
  19. ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/teams/sierra-leone/sierra-leone/1960/
  20. ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/teams/rwanda/rwanda/1879/
  21. ↑ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/he-managed-sierra-leone-now-our-johnny-mckinstry-could-take-helm-in-rwanda-31061956.html
  22. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28789121
  23. ↑ http://www.umukino.com/2015/03/rwanda-appoints-mckinstry-as-amavubi-coach/
  24. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-01-30/196607/
  25. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-05-30/200329/

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