McKinstry on a Mission
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Irish Examiner "The Lisburn man is now one of the youngest ever senior international football managers..."
Irish Examiner "The Lisburn man is now one of the youngest ever senior international football managers..."
Belfast Telegraph "Sierra Leone's world cup bid in hands of Coach..."
The SUN "From the age of 16 I've been working to improve every team I've come in contact with..."
McKinstry's objective is to qualify and secure himself a permanent job in the process.
Sierra Leone appoints Irish coach Johnny McKinstry
Sir Alex Ferguson, Coach McKinstry and others speak in the official showreel for the Manchester United Premier Cup - 2010 World Finals
Sir Alex Ferguson, Coach McKinstry and others speak in the official showreel for the Manchester United Premier Cup - 2010 World Finals
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Coach McKinstry is a UEFA Pro Licensed Football Coach, with a number of successes across his 20+ year career to date. He is currently Head Coach of Gor Mahia FC in Kenya (2023-) where he won the 2022-23 Kenya Premier League and the 2023-24 Kenya Charity Shield, returning the club to the top of Kenyan football.
As Head Coach of the Uganda National Team, the 'Uganda Cranes' (2019 - 2021) he led Uganda to win CECAFA 2019 and delivered a WIN from 2 in every 3 games, going undefeated in over 8 in every 10 games played. This represented the highest 'win' and 'undefeated' rate achieved by a Uganda National Team Coach in over 15 years.
He was Head Coach of the Rwanda National Football Team (2015-16). Within just 17 months he led Rwanda to a number of highs - including their first ever appearance in the knockout stages of a major international tournament (Quarter-finals of CHAN, Jan 2016) and finished runner-up in CECAFA (Dec 2105), being named 'Coach of the Tournament' for his efforts.
Across 2013-14, he was Head Coach of the Sierra Leone National Men's Football team. Within just over a year, he had led Sierra Leone to their highest ever FIFA World and African rankings - 7th in Africa and 50th in the World (August 2014).
He has also been Head Coach of Saif Sporting Club, Bangladesh Premier League (2018-19); and FK Kauno Zalgiris, Lithuanian A-Lyga (2017-18).
Coach McKinstry is a European (UEFA), American (NSCAA) and university qualified football coach and a member of 'Common Goal.