The Most Famous
COACHES from Ireland
This page contains a list of the greatest Irish Coaches. The pantheon dataset contains 471 Coaches, 2 of which were born in Ireland. This makes Ireland the birth place of the 38th most number of Coaches behind North Macedonia, and Estonia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Irish Coaches of all time. This list of famous Irish Coaches is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Joe Kinnear (1946 - 2024)
With an HPI of 39.39, Joe Kinnear is the most famous Irish Coach. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Joseph Patrick Kinnear (27 December 1946 – 7 April 2024) was an Irish professional football manager and player. As a defender, Kinnear spent the majority of his career spanning ten seasons with Tottenham Hotspur and one with Brighton & Hove Albion. With Tottenham he won the FA Cup, the League Cup twice, the Charity Shield, and the UEFA Cup. After Spurs, Kinnear played for Brighton for the 1975–76 season. Having been born in Dublin, Kinnear played and was capped 26 times for the Republic of Ireland national team. After his playing career, he managed India, Nepal, Doncaster Rovers, Wimbledon, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest, and Newcastle United.
2. Steve Staunton (b. 1969)
With an HPI of 34.23, Steve Staunton is the 2nd most famous Irish Coach. His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.
Stephen Staunton (born 19 January 1969) is an Irish football manager, scout and former professional footballer. He played as a defender with two separate spells each with Premier League sides Aston Villa and Liverpool. He also played in the Football League for Bradford City, Crystal Palace, Coventry City and Walsall. He earned 102 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team, captained his team to the knock-out stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and earned his place in the FIFA Century Club. After retiring, he served as Republic of Ireland national team coach prior to Giovanni Trapattoni. He also spent five months as manager of Darlington in Football League Two and has worked on the coaching staff at Leeds United and Sunderland.
3. Stephen Henderson (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 19.88, Stephen Henderson is the 3rd most famous Irish Coach. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Stephen Francis Henderson (born 2 May 1988) is an Irish professional football coach and former professional footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach at Charlton Athletic.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Irish coaches born between 1946 and 1988. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Irish coaches include Steve Staunton, and Stephen Henderson. The most famous deceased Irish coaches include Joe Kinnear. As of April 2024, 1 new Irish coaches have been added to Pantheon including Stephen Henderson.
