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.
Neil Lennon via his AirPods on the Celtic bench. The teenage debutant went viral on social media after being pictured wearing the earphones up until seconds before he stepped onto the pitch.
He enjoyed a late cameo during the depleted Parkhead side's 1-1 Premiership draw with Hibs. And now coach Gavin Strachan, in charge of the team for the evening, has revealed Lennon was on the other end offering some final words of wisdom.Strachan told Sky Sports: "Yes (it was the manager speaking to him)."He was just getting some messages to him before he came on the pitch."Everyone uses every bit of technology available to them.
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