Dominic Kinnear is a retired football player of Scottish origin. He was born in 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland and when he was three years old, his family moved to the USA. He studied at John F. Kennedy High School and played for its football team. Then he played for the team of Hartwick College and in 1986 he moved to Scotland, joining St. Johnstone. In 1989, he returned to the US and began to play for San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. Then Dominic Kinnear played for San Jose Hawks, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Necaxa, Seattle Sounders, Colorado Rapids, San Jose Clash and retired after two seasons at Tampa Bay Mutiny.
During the period from 1990 till 1993 he represented the US national team. All in all he featured in 54 matches and scored 9 goals.
In 2001, Dominic Kinnear became an assistant coach at San Jose Earthquakes and in 2004, when the head coach Frank Yallop left, he was appointed as the manager. In 2006, Kinnear left the team for Houston Dynamo, where he still works. Under his guidance they won MLS Cup in 2006 and 2007, Western Conference in 2006 and 2007 and Eastern Conference in 2011 and 2012.
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