1. Dominic Kinnear was born on July 26,1967 and is an American soccer coach and former player.
22 Facts About Dominic Kinnear
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Dominic Kinnear earned 54 caps with the United States national team.
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Dominic Kinnear moved to the United States with his family when he was three years old.
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Dominic Kinnear grew up in Fremont, California, which he considers to be his hometown.
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Dominic Kinnear began playing youth soccer at the age of five before attending John F Kennedy High School where he played on the boys' varsity soccer team.
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Dominic Kinnear moved back to Scotland to try his luck with Scottish Football League club St Johnstone.
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In 1989, Dominic Kinnear signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League.
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Dominic Kinnear remained with San Francisco Bay as the Blackhawks became one of the dominant teams of the era.
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Dominic Kinnear then moved to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers for the 1994 APSL season after a summer trial with English club Bolton Wanderers came to nothing.
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In 1995, Dominic Kinnear played a single season with Primera Division team Necaxa.
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Dominic Kinnear scored one goal in five appearances as Necaxa took the Mexican League title.
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Dominic Kinnear scored six goals and 24 assists in his career in MLS.
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In February 2001, Dominic Kinnear retired and joined the San Jose Earthquakes coaching staff that was led by his former Mutiny teammate Frank Yallop.
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Dominic Kinnear initially thought he was being recruited to play before Yallop mentioned coaching.
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Dominic Kinnear earned 54 caps for the US 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.
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In 2004, Frank Yallop left and Dominic Kinnear was promoted to head coach of the Earthquakes.
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Dominic Kinnear led the Quakes to the MLS Supporters' Shield in 2005.
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Dominic Kinnear moved to Houston with the rest of the Earthquakes, when the team was renamed the Houston Dynamo.
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On November 12,2006, Dominic Kinnear led the Dynamo to their first MLS Cup Championship.
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Dominic Kinnear resigned as head coach of Houston Dynamo effectively as of October 25,2014, after their last match of the regular season.
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Dominic Kinnear became the new head coach of San Jose Earthquakes following the conclusion of the 2014 regular season He replaced Mark Watson, who was fired on October 15,2014.
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On June 25,2017, Dominic Kinnear was fired as head coach of the Earthquakes and was replaced by Chris Leitch.