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 has revealed Tottenham manager-in-waiting Antonio Conte wanted to know everything about Rangers when the club opened their doors to him and his Juventus side.
The Italian big-hitters were in Glasgow back in 2013 preparing for a last 16 Champions League clash with Celtic, as the Ibrox side made their Auchenhowie training base available.
Juventus thrived in Glasgow and secured a 3-0 win at Parkhead before cruising the return 2-0 to secure a comprehensive victory over Neil Lennon's side.
Then Rangers boss McCoist admits he was like a sponge watching the Serie A big-hitters, and insists the interest was reciprocated from the man who has won league titles with three different teams over the past decade.
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