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.
Ange Postecoglou and the 27 year Celtic Ibrox derby debut wait he can end
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager in almost 30 years to emerged victorious at Ibrox in his derby dug-out debut. Six of the last 11 permanent Hoops bosses have had their first taste of the world famous fixture at the home of their fiercest rivals.
But only Tommy Burns in 1994 managed to earn a win with Paul McStay and John Collins securing an impressive win. Wim Jansen, Jo Venglos, John Barnes, Gordon Strachan and Tony Mowbray all failed - with only Dr Jo avoiding defeat in Govan.Martin O’Neill, Neil Lennon (twice) and Brendan Rodgers all enjoyed home advantage for their first taste of the game, while Ronny Deila had a neutral venue at Hampden.Postecoglou takes his Celtic side across the city for Sunday’s mouthwatering showdown with his team in red-hot scoring.
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