Lenny Taylor (football coach)
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Lenny Taylor is a Jamaican football coach who is last known to have coached Pompano Beach Football Club in the United States.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Jamaica | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| New York City Community College[1] | |||
| 1970–1973 | Long Island University[2] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1980 | Medgar Evers College | ||
| 1981–1985 | Florida Youth Soccer Association (instructor) | ||
| 1983–1987 | Lauderhill Lions (youth) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Hairoun Lions | ||
| 1993–1996 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| 1997–1999 |
United States Youth Soccer Association (regional coach) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| 2005–2008 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (technical director) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Pompano Beach Football Club[3][2] | ||
Early life
Growing up poor in Kingston, Jamaica, Taylor had seven siblings and his father was a Christian carpenter.[1]
Coaching career
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Resigned as head coach of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines after the 1996 Gold Cup which saw his team lose both their group stage clashes.[4]
Was disinterested in the idea of becoming the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines technical director again in 2016.[5]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association praised for choosing Taylor as their technical director in 2005,[6] he ran the entire football development program there, also aiding youth players in their careers.[7] However, by 2008, the Jamaican was discharged from his duties, inequitably according to some.[8]
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