Kevin Holness

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Kevin Holness
Personal information
Full name Kevin Keith Holness
Date of birth (1971-09-25) September 25, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) midfielder
Youth career
1989 Langara College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 Winnipeg Fury 100 (5)
1993 Toronto Blizzard 23 (2)
1994–1997 Montreal Impact 65 (2)
1995–1996 Wichita Wings (indoor) 5
1996–1997 Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) 12
1996–2001 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 166
1997–1999 Toronto Lynx 15 (1)
2000 Vancouver 86ers 28 (1)
2001 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9 (0)
International career‡
1990–1992 Canada U23 13 (0)
1995–1996 Canada 9 (2)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Saskatoon Accelerators
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2009

Kevin Holness (born September 25, 1971) is a former Canadian international soccer player.

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Club career

Holness spent his entire outdoor soccer career in Canada, playing for Winnipeg Fury, Toronto Blizzard, Montreal Impact, Toronto Lynx, Vancouver 86ers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [1]

Also, Holness played indoor soccer with Toronto Shooting Stars, Wichita Wings and most prominently with Edmonton Drillers in the NPSL.

International career

Holness played in all three of Canada's games at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship which were held in Canada. [2] He played there in a team also featuring Paul Peschisolido and Carl Fletcher.

He made senior his debut for Canada in a May 1995 Canada Cup match against Northern Ireland and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 2 goals, both against Honduras at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final international was a June 1996 friendly match against Costa Rica.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 January 1996 Edison International Field, Anaheim, United States Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2-03-1 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
210 January 1996 Edison International Field, Anaheim, United States Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 3-13-1 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Coaching career

Holness was the inaugural coach of the Saskatoon Accelerators of the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League before resigning prior to the start of the 2009/2010 season. Holness is currently the technical director for FC Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan. [3]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ McDonald, Marvin (1993-05-14). "Heavy debts nag Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2020-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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