Col Kinnear
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Colin 'Col' Kinnear is a former Australian rules football
coach who coached the Sydney Swans
in the VFL/AFL
. He is the son of former Melbourne player Joe Kinnear
.
Kinnear started his coaching career at Coburg
in 1977 and was senor coach until the end of the 1980 season. He then joined Carlton
in 1984, steering the reserves to premierships in 1986 and 1987. He was also assistant coach of the seniors during this period and helped them to the 1987 VFL premiership.
In 1989 he replaced Tom Hafey
as coach of Sydney and the club finished a respectable seventh in his first year in charge. They struggled over the next two seasons and in 1992 Kinnear lost his job to Gary Buckenara
.
He returned to Carlton after his Sydney stint ended and served the Blues in a variety of positions, including Chairman of the Match Committee, Football Manager, General Manager of Football Operations and General Manager of Special Projects.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
coach who coached the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the VFL/AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He is the son of former Melbourne player Joe Kinnear
Joe Kinnear (Australian footballer)
Joseph 'Joe' David Kinnear was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1930s....
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Kinnear started his coaching career at Coburg
Coburg Tigers
Coburg Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. Coburg have an alignment in place with the AFL's Richmond Football Club which saw the Coburg club change its...
in 1977 and was senor coach until the end of the 1980 season. He then joined Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in 1984, steering the reserves to premierships in 1986 and 1987. He was also assistant coach of the seniors during this period and helped them to the 1987 VFL premiership.
In 1989 he replaced Tom Hafey
Tom Hafey
Thomas Stanley Raymond Hafey is a former Australian rules football Victorian Football League player and coach. Hafey played for Richmond between 1953 and 1958, and coached four clubs—Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong and Sydney—between 1966 and 1988, leading teams to a total of four premierships...
as coach of Sydney and the club finished a respectable seventh in his first year in charge. They struggled over the next two seasons and in 1992 Kinnear lost his job to Gary Buckenara
Gary Buckenara
Gary Buckenara played Australian rules football for the Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL during the 1980s.Buckenara first played senior football for Subiaco in the WAFL from 1979 to 1981. Subiaco agreed to lease him for three years for $210,000 and after a court case began his career at Hawthorn...
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He returned to Carlton after his Sydney stint ended and served the Blues in a variety of positions, including Chairman of the Match Committee, Football Manager, General Manager of Football Operations and General Manager of Special Projects.