Andy Lynch (footballer)

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Andy Lynch (born 24 October 1949, in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and coach.

Lynch moved to Queens Park from Renfrew Juniors in his teens, however he quickly returned to the Junior ranks with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. He earned a second chance in senior football when he joined Heart of Midlothian, signing for the Maroons in 1969. In 4 seasons at Tynecastle, Lynch scored 21 goals in just over 100 appearances from the left wing position.

In February 1973, Jock Stein paid £30,000 to sign Lynch for Celtic and, although Lynch was initially ineffective as a winger at Parkhead, Stein successfully converted him in to a left back. While with Celtic he won three Scottish league titles and the Scottish Cup twice. He scored the only goal in the 1977 Scottish Cup final and eventually became club captain.

Lynch moved to North America in 1980, where he continued his playing career in the North American Soccer League with the Philadelphia Fury and the Montreal Manic before moving into coaching. He spent time as the assistant coach to the Canadian national team in the mid-1980s, before returning to Scotland at the end of the decade to run a guest house. He was briefly assistant manager at Albion Rovers in 1993.

Andy is currently coaching Sunshine Coast F.C in the new Queensland State League (association football)

His son Simon is also a professional footballer.

[edit] Sources

Reid, Harry. The Final Whistle (Paperback), Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-362-6.
Hoggan, Andrew (1995). Hearts in Art (Hardback), Mainstream. ISBN 1-85158-736-5.