 McKinstry with FK Kauno Zalgiris, 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gambia (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sierra Leone | ||
| 2015–2016 | Rwanda | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kauno Žalgiris | ||
| 2018–2019 | Saif SC | ||
| 2019–2021 | Uganda | ||
| 2022–2024 | Gor Mahia FC | ||
| 2024– | Gambia | ||
Johnathan McKinstry (born 16 July 1985) is a Northern Irish football head coach, currently with the Gambia national football team.
McKinstry is the first person from Northern Ireland to manage four international football teams.[1] With a win percentage of 51% across his four international head coaching roles, McKinstry has the best winning record in international football of anyone from Northern Ireland,[2] with the next best record being that of Bertie Peacock with 39%.
Previously McKinstry managed the Rwanda national team, the Sierra Leone national team,[3] Kauno Žalgiris in the A Lyga, Saif SC of the Bangladesh Football Premier League[4] and the Uganda national football team. Whilst in charge of Sierra Leone, McKinstry was the youngest international manager in the world at 27 years of age.[5]
- ^ "Lisburn man Johnny McKinstry makes history after taking over as Uganda head coach". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Martin O'Neill#Managerial statistics
- ^ "British Coaches Abroad: Johnny McKinstry". Football365. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ Andrew Mwanguhya (30 September 2019). "Uganda Cranes Is One of the Very Best in Africa – New Coach McKinstry". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "He managed Sierra Leone, now our Johnny McKinstry could take helm in Rwanda". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 May 2018.