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{{short description|American soccer coach and former player (born 1967)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Dominic Kinnear
| image               = Houston Dynamo vs. San Jose (6).jpg
| caption             = Kinnear with the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] in 2015
| fullname            = Dominic Kinnear
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1967|7|26}}
| birth_place         = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| death_date          =
| height              = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| position            = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub         = [[FC Cincinnati]] (assistant)
| youthyears1         = 1985
| youthclubs1         = [[Hartwick College|Hartwick Hawks]]
| years1              = 1986–1989
| clubs1              = [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
| caps1               = 0
| goals1              = 0
| years2              = 1989–1992
| clubs2              = [[San Francisco Bay Blackhawks|SF Bay Blackhawks]]
| caps2               = 28
| goals2              = 6
| years3              = 1993
| clubs3              = [[San Jose Hawks]]
| caps3               = 79
| goals3              = 7
| years4              = 1994
| clubs4              = [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988-1994)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]]
| caps4               =
| goals4              =
| years5              = 1995
| clubs5              = [[Necaxa]]
| caps5               = 5
| goals5              = 1
| years6              = 1995
| clubs6              = [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]]
| caps6               = 6
| goals6              = 2
| years7              = 1996
| clubs7              = [[Colorado Rapids]]
| caps7               = 14
| goals7              = 0
| years8              = 1997
| clubs8              = [[San Jose Clash]]
| caps8               = 28
| goals8              = 2
| years9              = 1998–2000
| clubs9              = [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]
| caps9               = 75
| goals9              = 4
| totalcaps           = 243
| totalgoals          = 16
| nationalyears1      = 1990–1994
| nationalteam1       = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1       = 54
| nationalgoals1      = 9
| manageryears1       = 2001–2003
| managerclubs1       = [[San Jose Earthquakes]] (assistant)
| manageryears2       = 2004–2005
| managerclubs2       = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| manageryears3       = 2005–2014
| managerclubs3       = [[Houston Dynamo]]
| manageryears4       = 2014–2017
| managerclubs4       = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| manageryears5       = 2017–2018
| managerclubs5       = [[LA Galaxy]] (assistant)
| manageryears6       = 2018
| managerclubs6       = [[LA Galaxy]] (interim)
| manageryears7       = 2019–2020
| managerclubs7       = [[LA Galaxy]] (assistant)
| manageryears8       = 2020
| managerclubs8       = [[LA Galaxy]] (interim)
| club-update         = November 5, 2014
| manageryears9       = 2022–2025
| managerclubs9       = [[FC Cincinnati]] (assistant)
| nationalteam-update =
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}
{{Medal|W|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1991]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1993]]}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Soccer]]}}
}}

'''Dominic Kinnear''' (born July 26, 1967) is an American [[soccer]] coach and former player. On January 18, 2022, he was named an assistant coach by FC Cincinnati, his first coaching role since serving as the interim head coach of the [[LA Galaxy]].<ref>[https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2020/10/29/la-galaxy-relieve-guillermo-barros-schelotto-duties-head-coach], lagalaxy.com, 29 October 2020</ref>

As a player, he began his professional career with Scottish club [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]], and went on to play for several teams in the United States and Mexico, including the [[San Jose Hawks]], [[San Jose Clash]], [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] and [[Necaxa]]. He also earned 54 [[cap (sports)|caps]] with the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]].

Kinnear has been involved in coaching MLS teams since 2001. His most notable stint was from 2006 to 2014 with the [[Houston Dynamo]], a club he led to [[MLS Cup]] in 2006 and again in 2007.

==Youth career==
Kinnear moved to the United States with his family when he was three years old. He grew up in [[Fremont, California]], which he considers to be his hometown. He began playing youth soccer at the age of five before attending [[John F. Kennedy High School (Fremont, California)|John F. Kennedy High School]] where he played on the boys' varsity soccer team.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/07/SPGT244MOL1.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | first=Dwight | last=Chapin | title=Quakes likely to go with Kinnear | date=November 5, 2010}}</ref> After graduating from high school, he attended [[Hartwick College]] for a single year. As a defender, he scored three goals as Hartwick went to the Final Four.

== Club career ==

Kinnear moved back to Scotland to try his luck with [[Scottish Football League]] club [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/625844?UserKey=0|title=Soutar has lift-off for Houston|work=[[Press and Journal (Scotland)|Press and Journal]] |date=May 7, 2008|access-date=February 7, 2011|last=Smith|first=Paul}}</ref>

===United States (1989–94)===
In 1989, Kinnear signed with the [[San Francisco Bay Blackhawks]] of the [[Western Soccer League]] (WSL).  Kinnear remained with San Francisco Bay as the Blackhawks became one of the dominant teams of the era.  In 1990, the WSL merged with the [[American Soccer League (1988-1989)|American Soccer League]] (ASL) to form the [[American Professional Soccer League]] (APSL).  That season Kinnear again earned All Star honors.  In 1991, the Blackhawks took the APSL title and in 1992 went to the semifinals of the [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]].  Kinnear again earned All Star honors in 1992.  In 1993, the Blackhawks owner pulled the team from the APSL and moved it to the lower division [[USISL]], renaming the team the San Jose Hawks in the process.  Despite the move to the lower division and a winning season, the Hawks folded at the end of the season.

Kinnear then moved to the [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988-1994)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] for the 1994 APSL season after a summer trial with English club [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] came to nothing.

===Necaxa (1995)===
In 1995, Kinnear played a single season with [[Primera División de México|Primera División]] (First Division) team [[Necaxa]]. He scored one goal in five appearances as Necaxa took the Mexican League title.

===Return to the United States (1995–2000)===
At the end of the Mexican season, Kinnear moved to the [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]] of the [[A-League (1995–2004)|A League]] just in time to win another league championship.  He signed with the Sounders on August 10, 1995, as a replacement for injured [[Dick McCormick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/news/news-old.html|title=Seattle Pitch 1994-96 News|first=Mark Coker/Ron|last=Stickney|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> In the [[1995 A-League|championship final]], he scored the winning penalty kick.

On January 24, 1996, [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) [[1996 MLS Inaugural Allocations|allocated]] Kinnear to the [[Colorado Rapids]], making him one of the first players in the league.  Kinnear spent the 1996 season with the Rapids.  On December 15, 1996, the Rapids traded Kinnear and a second round draft pick to the [[San Jose Clash]] for [[Paul Bravo]] and [[Rafael Amaya (soccer)|Rafael Amaya]].  He later moved to the [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]. He scored six goals and 24 assists in his career in MLS. In February 2001, Kinnear retired and joined the San Jose Earthquakes coaching staff that was led by his former Mutiny teammate Frank Yallop. Kinnear had initially thought he was being recruited to play before Yallop mentioned coaching.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lagos traded to San Jose; Kinnear retiring |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/02/06/lagos-traded-to-san-jose-kinnear-retiring/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513075741/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/02/06/lagos-traded-to-san-jose-kinnear-retiring/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref>

== International career ==
Kinnear earned 54 [[cap (football)|caps]] for the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]], including many of his country's warm-up games for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], although he was not selected for the final squad.

==Coaching career==

In 2001, the head coach of the [[San Jose Earthquakes]], [[Frank Yallop]], named Dominic Kinnear as his assistant coach. Together, they helped coach the Earthquakes to the [[MLS Cup]] in 2001 and 2003.

[[File:DominicKinnear20080722.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Kinnear with Houston in 2008]]

In 2004, Frank Yallop left and Kinnear was promoted to head coach of the Earthquakes. He led the Quakes to the [[MLS Supporters' Shield]] in 2005. Kinnear moved to Houston with the rest of the Earthquakes, when the team was renamed the [[Houston Dynamo]].  On November 12, 2006, Kinnear led the Dynamo to their first [[MLS Cup]] Championship. On November 18, 2007, the Dynamo won their second [[MLS Cup]] in a row, again beating the [[New England Revolution]]. Kinnear resigned as head coach of Houston Dynamo effectively as of October 25, 2014, after their last match of the regular season.<ref name="Dominic Kinnear to coach San Jose Earthquakes">{{cite news|last=Carlisle|first=Jeff|title=Dominic Kinnear to coach San Jose Earthquakes|url=http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/story/2089805/dominic-kinnear-to-coach-san-jose-earthquakes|access-date=October 16, 2014|publisher=ESPN FC|date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>

Kinnear became the new head coach of San Jose Earthquakes following the conclusion of the 2014 regular season<ref name="Dominic Kinnear to coach San Jose Earthquakes"/> He replaced [[Mark Watson (Canadian soccer)|Mark Watson]], who was fired on October 15, 2014.<ref name="MLS: Earthquakes sack Canadian coach Mark Watson">{{cite news|title=MLS: Earthquakes sack Canadian coach Mark Watson|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls-earthquakes-sack-canadian-coach-mark-watson-1.2799995|access-date=October 16, 2014|agency=The Associated Press|publisher=CBC Sports|date=October 15, 2014}}</ref> On June 25, 2017, Kinnear was fired as head coach of the Earthquakes and was replaced by [[Chris Leitch]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stejskal|first1=Sam|title=San Jose part ways with Dominic Kinnear, name Chris Leitch head coach|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/06/25/san-jose-part-ways-dominic-kinnear-name-chris-leitch-head-coach|website=mlssoccer.com|access-date=25 June 2017|date=2017-06-25}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International goals===

{| class="wikitable collapsible expanded"
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || November 11, 1991 || [[Dallas, Texas]] || {{fb|CRC}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 2 || April 4, 1992 || [[Palo Alto, California]] || {{fb|CHN}} || '''3'''–0 || 5–0 || Friendly
|-
| 3 || February 6, 1993 || [[Santa Barbara, California]] || {{fb|ROM}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 4 || March 3, 1993 || [[Costa Mesa, California]] || {{fb|CAN}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–2 || Friendly
|-
| 5 || June 22, 1993 || [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] || {{fb|VEN}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–3 || [[1993 Copa América]]
|-
| 6 || rowspan=2 | November 14, 1993 || rowspan=2 | [[Mission Viejo, California]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|CAY}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 | 8–1 || rowspan=2 | Friendly
|-
| 7 || '''3'''–0
|-
| 8 || rowspan=2 | December 5, 1993 || rowspan=2 | [[Los Angeles, California]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|SLV}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 | 7–0 || rowspan=2 | Friendly
|-
| 9 || '''4'''–0
|}

===Coaching record===

{{updated|game played on November 8, 2020}}

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|References}}
|-
!{{abbr|P|Games played}}!!{{abbr|W|Games won}}!!{{abbr|D|Games drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Games lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|align=left|January 6, 2004
|align=left|December 15, 2005
|73
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7001230000000000000♠">23</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7001190000000000000♠">19</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span><span data-sort-value="7001424700000000000♠">42.47</span>
|<ref name="MLS Fact and Record Book">''[https://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/mls-fact-and-record-book MLS Fact and Record Book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716023458/https://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/mls-fact-and-record-book |date=July 16, 2018 }}. MLSSoccer.com''. Retrieved June 27, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=US Open Cup, National Challenge Cup history: Year-by-year | url=http://thecup.us/2015/05/15/us-open-cup-national-challenge-cup-history-year-by-year/ |website=TheCup.us | date=May 15, 2015 |access-date=June 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Four clubs advance to 2004 CONCACAF Champions Cup Semifinals |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/four-clubs-advance-to-2004-concacaf-champions-cup-semifinals |website=CONCACAF.com |date=March 25, 2004 |access-date=June 27, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=left|December 15, 2005
|align=left|October 25, 2014
|376
| style="text-align:center" |152
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7002107000000000000♠">107</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7002118000000000000♠">117</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span><span data-sort-value="7001403200000000000♠">40.43</span>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominic Kinnear resigns as Houston Dynamo head coach | url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2014/10/15/dominic-kinnear-resigns-houston-dynamo-head-coach |website=HoustonDynamo.com |date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=June 27, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|align=left|October 25, 2014
|align=left|June 25, 2017
|89
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7001280000000000000♠">28</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7001280000000000000♠">28</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span><span data-sort-value="7001314600000000000♠">31.46</span>
|<ref name="MLS Fact and Record Book"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Open Cup Tournaments | url=https://www.ussoccer.com/lamar-hunt-us-open-cup/open-cup-tournaments |website=USSoccer.com |access-date=June 27, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[LA Galaxy]] (interim)
|align=left|September 10, 2018
|align=left|December 28, 2018
|6
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠">1</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠">50.00</span>
|
|-
|align=left|[[LA Galaxy]] (interim)
|align=left|October 29, 2020
|align=left|November 8, 2020
|3
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">1</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠">1</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">1</span>
| style="text-align:center" |<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠">33.33</span>
|
|-
!align=left colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|547|215|160|172}}
!—
|}
*1.{{note|a}}Record includes league, cup, playoffs and CONCACAF competitions.

==Honors==

===Player===

'''San Francisco Bay Blackhawks'''
*'''[[American Professional Soccer League|APSL]] (1):''' 1991

'''Necaxa'''
*'''[[Primera División de México]] (1):''' [[Primera División de México 1994–95|1994–95]]

'''Seattle Sounders (USL)'''
*'''[[A-League (1995–2004)]] (1):''' [[1995 A-League]]

'''United States'''
*'''[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] (1):''' [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1991]]

===Coach===
'''San Jose Earthquakes'''
*'''[[MLS Supporters' Shield]]:''' [[2005 MLS season|2005]]

'''Houston Dynamo'''
*'''[[MLS Cup]] (2):''' [[MLS Cup 2006|2006]], [[MLS Cup 2007|2007]]
*'''[[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference]] (2)''': 2006, 2007
*'''[[Eastern Conference (MLS)|Eastern Conference]] (2)''': 2011, 2012

==== Assistant Coach ====
'''San Jose Earthquakes'''
*'''[[MLS Cup]] (2):''' [[MLS Cup 2001|2001]], [[MLS Cup 2003|2003]]
*'''[[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference]] (1):'''  2003

'''FC Cincinnati'''
*'''[[Supporters' Shield|MLS Supporters' Shield]]:''' [[2023 Major League Soccer season|2023]]

==See also==
*[[List of current MLS coaches]]
*[[List of United States men's international soccer players born outside the United States]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070501133637/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t200&player=kinnear_d Houston Dynamo bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070804210606/http://www.intermark.com/rapids/rp012496.html Extensive profile on Kinnear]

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