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NAME: Dominic Kinnear POSITION: Head coach EXPERIENCE: Sixth season HOMETOWN: Fremont, Calif. COLLEGE: Hartwick College |
In three years as Dynamo head coach, Kinnear has led the team to two MLS Cup titles (2006, 2007), two semifinal appearances in the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup (2007, 2008), the quarterfinal stage of the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League (2008-09), one appearance in the final (2008) and one appearance in the semifinals (2007) of SuperLiga, a first-place regular-season finish in theWestern Conference (2008), and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals (2006). He has been nominated for MLS Coach of the Year in each of the last three seasons.
With the San Jose Earthquakes, Kinnear spent three seasons as the club’s top assistant coach, winning MLS Cup titles in 2001 and 2003, and then took over as head coach in 2004. He was named MLS Coach of the Year in 2005, when San Jose won the Supporters’ Shield with a record of 18-4-10, which is the still the MLS record for most points earned in the regular season.
A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Kinnear moved to California at age three and grew up in Fremont, Calif.
Kinnear played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) and Mexico. He spent five seasons with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, helping them win a championship in 1991. In 1995, Kinnear signed with Necaxa of the Mexican First Division, and helped lead the team to the Mexican Cup that year. He then signed with the APSL’s Seattle Sounders, where he again was part of a championship team.
Kinnear earned 54 caps for the U.S. national team, with nine goals and two assists. His best year in a national team jersey was 1993, when he led the team in scoring with seven goals and one assist. He was captain of the national team for its match against his native Scotland on May 17, 1992, in Denver, Colo.
He played five years in MLS, including the 1997 season with the San Jose Clash, the forerunner of the Earthquakes. That season he played in a career-high 28 games and registered eight points. Kinnear also played with the Colorado Rapids and the Tampa BayMutiny in his 117-gameMLS career, scoring six goals and recording 26 assists. Kinnear served as the Mutiny’s captain in 1999 and led them to the playoffs that season.
Kinnear has a USSF “A” coaching license. He is married to Colleen and they have three children: David (10), Sophia (8) and Grace (5). In his spare time, Kinnear enjoys watching his children play soccer and listening to music. His favorite bands include Robert Cray, U2, and Alice in Chains.
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