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 'perfect' for Celtic rebuild job as insider reveals the Sunderland near miss scuppered by Martin Bain
dailyrecord.co.ukAnge Postecoglou could have been Sunderland manager in 2018 only for it to be scuppered by Martin Bain. The Greek-Australian coach is the clear favourite to replace Neil Lennon at Parkhead after a move for Eddie Howe fell through.
Postecoglou has never worked in Europe but former Sunderland striker Michael Bridges has revealed that a move was close. However, he was overlooked by former Rangers chief executive Bain as he wasn't a big enough name.
Asked about a lack of respect for Australian coaches Bridges, who is based Down Under, told Optus Sport : "It really annoys the hell out of me. "I've lived here for 12 years, I've seen Ange grow as a coach.
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