Full name Kevin Keith Holness Name Kevin Holness Role Soccer player | Years Team Height 1.73 m | |
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Date of birth (1971-09-25) September 25, 1971 (age 44) Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | ||
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.
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. 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.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 also the head technical director for AC Futbol Club in Regina, Saskatchewan.