Johnny McKinstry

Johnny McKinstry

McKinstry in September 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-16) 16 July 1985
Place of birth Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Teams managed
Years Team
2013–2014 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
2015–2016 Rwanda Rwanda

Johnny McKinstry (born 16 July 1985) is a Northern Irish football manager who has previously managed the Rwanda national team and 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] becoming the youngest active international head coach in world football. [3] McKinstry spoke about his desire to be awarded the job on a permanent basis[4] and was subsequently retained as Head Coach for the 2015 CAF Nations Cup qualifiers.

Following defeats to Ivory Coast and DR Congo during a period when Sierra Leone were banned from playing fixtures at home because of the Ebola outbreak, he was sacked in September 2014.[5] He later spoke about his time in the country, including the 2014 Ebola outbreak.[6]

Under McKinstry's care the Sierra Leone team rose to their highest ever FIFA World Ranking position of 50th.[7]

Rwanda National Team

In March 2015 he was confirmed as the new Rwanda manager.[8] He stated he was looking forward to the challenge.[9]

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 [10]

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.[11][12]

In January 2016, McKinstry led Rwanda to the knock-out stages of a major competition for the first time in their history[13] when he guided them to 1st place in Group A of the 2016 edition of the CAF African Nations Championship[14] 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.[15][16]

The results obtained in his first twelve months at the helm of Rwandan Football were recognised when in March 2016 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.[17]

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.

Despite having only signed a new contract five months earlier, McKinstry was dismissed as Head Coach in August 2016. [18] He left with a win ratio of 44% from his 25 games in charge.

Managerial statistics

As of 18 August 2016[19]
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 11 April 2013 17 September 2014 8 3 2 3 37.50
Rwanda Rwanda 29 March 2015 18 August 2016 25 11 2 12 44.00
Total 33 14 4 15 42.42

International Career Results

As of 5 June 2016[20][21]
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
04/006/2016 CAF Nations Cup Qual Rwanda 2-3 Mozambique

Notable Career Milestones

April 2013 Appointed Sierra Leone Head Coach, Age 27 - Youngest active international head coach in world football[22]
August 2014 Sets new FIFA World Ranking record for Sierra Leone (50th)[23]
March 2015 Appointed Rwanda Head Coach, Age 29 - Youngest active international head coach in world football[24]
January 2016 Guides Rwanda to the knock-out stages of a major tournament for the first time in their history (QF, CHAN 2016)[25]
March 2016 Registers Rwanda's biggest ever win in the Africa Cup of Nations (5-0 vs Mauritius)[26]

References

  1. ↑ "British Coaches Abroad: Johnny McKinstry". http://www.football365.com. Football365. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (11 April 2013). "Sierra Leone appoints Irish coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ↑ http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/he-managed-sierra-leone-now-our-johnny-mckinstry-could-take-helm-in-rwanda-31061956.html
  4. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (21 November 2013). "Johnny McKinstry targets permanent Sierra Leone job". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (17 September 2014). "Sierra Leone sack Northern Irish coach Johnny McKinstry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Ben Smith (19 December 2014). "Sierra Leone: How Ebola outbreak cost Johnny McKinstry his job". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/y=2014/m=9/news=leone-stars-shine-with-purpose-2435406.html
  8. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31803735
  9. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32240289
  10. ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201506152015.html
  11. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2015-12-06/195035/
  12. ↑ http://ferwafa.rw/spip.php?article605
  13. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-01-24/196385/
  14. ↑ http://wwe.supersport.com/football/chan-2016/news/160121/Rwanda_top_Chan_Group_A
  15. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35450007
  16. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35516984
  17. ↑ http://www.supersport.com/football/africa/news/160323/McKinstry_extends_Rwanda_contract
  18. ↑ http://bbc.com/sport/football/37130404
  19. ↑ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.johnny.mckinstry.198695.en.html
  20. ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/teams/sierra-leone/sierra-leone/1960/
  21. ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/teams/rwanda/rwanda/1879/
  22. ↑ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/he-managed-sierra-leone-now-our-johnny-mckinstry-could-take-helm-in-rwanda-31061956.html
  23. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28789121
  24. ↑ http://www.umukino.com/2015/03/rwanda-appoints-mckinstry-as-amavubi-coach/
  25. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-01-30/196607/
  26. ↑ http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-05-30/200329/
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