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 knows his Celtic history as new boss busts myth over Rangers hero
dailyrecord.co.ukAnge Postecoglou swears by – they might just have appointed a guy that’s about as close to being Glaswegian as anyone from this city.
The 55-year-old arrived in Glasgow from Japan, via London, on Friday having carved out his coaching reputation in Australia.
And if you’d thrown his name out to Celtic fans a few months ago - at the height of their Eddie Howe pursuit – they’d have tossed it straight back at you.
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