Johnathan McKinstry
Johnathan McKinstry (born 16 July 1985) is a Northern Irish football manager, who is the current head coach of Kenyan Premier League club Gor Mahia.
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McKinstry with FK Kauno Zalgiris, 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 16 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sierra Leone | ||
| 2015–2016 | Rwanda | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kauno Žalgiris | ||
| 2018–2019 | Saif SC | ||
| 2019–2021 | Uganda | ||
| 2022– | Gor Mahia FC | ||
McKinstry is the first person from Northern Ireland to manage three international football teams. Following Michael O'Neill's departure from his role with the Irish FA, on 21 April 2020, McKinstry became the only person from Northern Ireland active as an international head coach. With a win percentage of 51% across his three international head coaching roles, McKinstry has the best winning record in international football of anyone from Northern Ireland, with the next best record being that of Bertie Peacock with 39%.
Previously McKinstry managed the Rwanda national team, the Sierra Leone national team, Kauno Žalgiris in the A Lyga, Saif SC of the Bangladesh Football Premier League 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.