Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Ally McCoist in brutal Celtic blast as dumbfounded Rangers icon has 'horrendous' Ian Maxwell in his cross hairs
dailyrecord.co.ukAlly McCoist admits he was left flabbergasted as he listened to Ian Maxwell defend Celtic's trip to Dubai.The SFA chief executive appeared to fight the under-fire Parkhead side's corner as he reaffirmed Government approval of warm weather training camp on Tuesday.
It came after Celtic were plunged into chaos when Christopher Jullien tested positive on return from the controversial trip as 13 players and manager Neil Lennon were forced into self isolation ahead of the 1-1 draw with Hibs.Maxwell has since admitted protocols during visit to the UAE will be probed but the Rangers icon admits he has been left smarting by the decision maker's media appearances.And McCoist reckons the "double standards" on display during Celtic's trip away while.
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