Lenny Taylor (football coach)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lenny Taylor

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Jamaica

| position =

| college1 = New York City Community College

| collegeyears2 = 1970–1973

| college2 = Long Island University[http://pbfc-hammerheads.com/wordpresstemp/?page_id=326] {{dead link|date=May 2018}}

| years1 =

| clubs1 =

| manageryears1 = 1975–1980

| managerclubs1 = Medgar Evers College

| manageryears2 = 1981–1985

| managerclubs2 = Florida Youth Soccer Association (instructor)

| manageryears3 = 1983–1987

| managerclubs3 = Lauderhill Lions (youth)

| manageryears4 = 1992–1994

| managerclubs4 = Hairoun Lions

| manageryears5 = 1993–1996

| managerclubs5 = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| manageryears6 = 1997–1999

| managerclubs6 = United States Youth Soccer Association
(regional coach)

| manageryears7 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs7 = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| manageryears8 = 2005–2008

| managerclubs8 = Saint Kitts and Nevis (technical director)

| manageryears9 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs9 = Pompano Beach Football Club{{cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/sun-sentinel-broward-edition/20140928/283046937702069 |title= |via=PressReader |accessdate=24 May 2018}}

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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.

Early life

Growing up poor in Kingston, Jamaica, Taylor had seven siblings and his father was a Christian carpenter.{{cite news |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-10-03-8602280753-story.html |title=Lenny's Game | date=3 October 1986 | first=Scott | last=Eyman |newspaper=South Florida Sun-Sentinel |accessdate=30 May 2020}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-17-sp-25612-story.html |title=St. Vincent Coach Sees Enough, Quits |first=MIKE |last=PENNER |date=17 January 1996 |website=Articles.latimes.com |access-date=24 May 2018}}

Was disinterested in the idea of becoming the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines technical director again in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://thevincentian.com/tds-job-not-taylor-made-for-lenny-p10867-139.htm |title=TD's job not Taylor-made for Lenny |website=Thevincentian.com |accessdate=24 May 2018}}

= Saint Kitts and Nevis =

The Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association praised for choosing Taylor as their technical director in 2005,{{cite web |url=http://sknfa.com/news-35741.cfm.html |title=ST. KITTS – NEVIS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION |website=Sknfa.com |accessdate=24 May 2018}} he ran the entire football development program there, also aiding youth players in their careers.{{cite web |url=http://bermudasun.bm/Content/Mobile-Site-Home/Mobile/Article/St-Kitts-development-reaping-rewards/-5/-5/36052 |title=St. Kitts development reaping rewards – Bermuda Sun |website=Bermudasun.bm |accessdate=24 May 2018}} However, by 2008, the Jamaican was discharged from his duties, inequitably according to some.{{cite web |url=http://www.kittivisianlife.com/articles/06-2008/my-two-pence-the-dismissal-of-lenny-taylor |title=My Two Pence: The Dismissal Of Lenny Taylor – Kittivisian Life |date=1 June 2008 |website=Kittivisianlife.com |accessdate=24 May 2018}}