Lenny Taylor (football coach)

Lenny Taylor is a Jamaican football coach who is last known to have coached Pompano Beach Football Club in the United States.

Not to be confused with Leonard Taylor (football manager).

Lenny Taylor
Personal information
Place of birth Jamaica
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– New York City Community College[1]
1970–1973 Long Island University[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973 New York Cosmos
Teams managed
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]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

References
  1. Eyman, Scott (3 October 1986). "Lenny's Game". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News". Pressreader.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. PENNER, MIKE (17 January 1996). "St. Vincent Coach Sees Enough, Quits". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. "TD's job not Taylor-made for Lenny". Thevincentian.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. "ST. KITTS – NEVIS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Sknfa.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. "St. Kitts development reaping rewards – Bermuda Sun". Bermudasun.bm. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  8. "My Two Pence: The Dismissal Of Lenny Taylor – Kittivisian Life". Kittivisianlife.com. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2018.


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