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.
Alvaro Gimenez Celtic transfer mystery as Sky commentator name-drops former Birmingham striker on live TV
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic during an English Championship game. As the Blues saw off Brentford in their 1-0 opening day win in the English second-tier, the Sky Sports commentator on duty claimed the past St Andrews striker had signed for Neil Lennon's side.
Spanish frontman Gimenez was loaned out by Birmingham last season to Cadiz.A permanent deal to the promoted side followed in the summer.But he's reportedly already set for the exit door after being excluded from his side's 23-man squad for the La Liga opener against Osasuna on Saturday night.
Spanish outlet Eldesmarque believe the squad list is a warning to the striker that he must improve his performances for the new season - and that his future is more likely to lie away from the club.
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