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The colourful life of Celtic cult hero Enrico Annoni as former star swaps football for his two 'super passions'

When fans recall the famous Celtic team of '98, back come flooding images of Henrik Larsson 's dreadlocks, Craig Burley's toothless grin and the great Wim Jansen holding the title aloft.

It was a side packed full of heroes both homegrown and plucked from afar, which stopped the unthinkable becoming reality by halting Rangers ' seemingly unstoppable march to 10 In A Row.

While the likes of Tom Boyd had been fighting that particular fight for years on end, others arrived late to the party.

But that doesn't mean they moved on without making a considerable impression.

Take Enrico Annoni, a versatile Italian defender brought to Glasgow by Tommy Burns a year previous who quickly realised just what was at stake.

Annoni's stay at Celtic Park was relatively brief but enough to ensure he's still fondly remembered to this day.

But what has he been up to since?

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As our Scottish football cult heroes series continues, we take a look back at Annoni's Parkhead career and caught up with the man himself in the process.

How did he end up in Scotland?

Annoni had spent his entire career in Italy, with humble beginnings at Serie D club Seregno before rising all the way to the top-flight with Roma.

But as his 31st

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