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How a gymnastics background and an ability to adapt to setbacks led Maeda to Parkhead... where Celtic supporters have fallen head over heels in love with their latest Japanese idol

How a gymnastics background and an ability to adapt to setbacks led Maeda to Parkhead... where Celtic supporters have fallen head over heels in love with their latest Japanese idol

While it is possible to blink and miss Daizen Maeda when he's in full flight, it remains rather perplexing that more eyes weren't trained on Celtic's very own lightning bolt in his early days.

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