FOOTBALL legend Joe Kinnear left more than £800,000 in his will, estate documents reveal.
The former Tottenham player and Newcastle manager died last April aged 77 after a long battle with dementia.
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Joe Kinnear died last April after a long battle with dementiaCredit: PA
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Kinnear left £833,000 in his will Credit: AP
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Kinnear played for Spurs and managed NewcastleCredit: Rex
Court records show the father-of-two left his entire £840,000 estate in his will to his beloved wife Bonnie.
After costs, fees and debts were settled, the figure was reduced to £833,000.
Kinnear’s family previously claimed that head games throughout his 11-year professional career contributed to his mental decline after he was diagnosed with dementia in 2015.
The right-back revealed he is battling a degenerative brain condition in 2021.
Born in Dublin to a father who worked in the Guinness brewery, the talented footballer was snapped up by Tottenham at the age of 17.
During his ten-year tenure at the club from 1965 to 1975, he made 258 appearances in all competitions.
His trophy case with Spurs includes the FA Cup in 1967, the UEFA Cup in 1972 and the League Cups in 1971 and 1973, as well as a joint Charity Shield in 1967.
After leaving Spurs, he joined Brighton, where he stayed for one season.
Kinnear, who was capped twice for the Irish national team, hung up his football boots in 1977 and moved into management.
He took charge of Wimbledon’s youth team in 1989 before taking charge of the senior team in 1992.
Joe Kinnear talkSPORT interview
His appointment proved to be a masterstroke as he guided the Wimbledon “mad gang” to sixth place in the 1993/94 Premier League season.
The achievement earned him the Manager of the Year award in 1994 and he was voted Manager of the Month three times.
Spells with Luton and Nottingham Forest followed before joining Newcastle in 2008.
In 2008, Kinnear launched an explosive rant against reporters in which he cursed 50 times in the first five minutes of a press conference.
Joe Kinnear’s football career
JOE KINNEAR played for Tottenham between 1965-1975.
He won the FA Cup, UEFA Cup and two League Cups in a glittering spell before his 12-month spell at Brighton.
He made 26 appearances for the Republic of Ireland during his playing days.
After retirement, he got his first coaching break as assistant manager in Dubai with Al-Shabab in 1983.
Managerial mandates in India and Nepal followed.
He returned to England in 1989 when he was appointed interim manager of Doncaster Rovers.
Kinnear’s longest managerial tenure was at Wimbledon during the ‘Crazy Gang’ days between 1992-1999.
The Irishman guided Wimbledon to one of their most successful seasons ever in 1997 when they reached the semi-finals of both domestic cups.
He was manager of Luton and Nottingham Forest before a controversial stint at Newcastle in 2008/09.
Kinnear returned to the Toon as Director of Football in 2013/14. – his last years in football.
His second stint on Tyneside as director of football saw him give an infamous talkSPORT interview in which he mispronounced a number of his players’ names.
Kinnear resigned from his post in 2014 and has not managed another club after undergoing heart bypass surgery.
Three weeks after his death, Kinnear’s family joined a group of 35 former players in a lawsuit against the FA, the Football League and the International Football Association Board (IFAB).
They claim that sports authorities have not taken enough steps to prevent professionals from suffering brain damage.
John Hartson, who Kinnear famously claimed to have signed on a free contract when he was actually a £7.5m buyer for the Dons, led the tributes following his death.
He said: “Sad news that my former boss Joe Kinnear has passed away.
“My thoughts are with Joe’s wife Bonnie and the Kinnear family… RIP Gaffer.”
Former Tottenham owner and Apprentice host Lord Sugar added: “Sad news Joe Kinnear has passed away RIP”
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Kinnear also managed Luton and Nottingham Forest but was best known for his time at Wimbledon Credit: Getty Images – Getty
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Kinnear’s family previously claimed that head games during his 11-year professional career contributed to his mental decline. Credit: Reuters
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