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.
Boli Bolingoli hammered by SFA as Celtic defender hit with 5 game ban for coronavirus breach
dailyrecord.co.ukBoli Bolingoli has been hit with a five game ban after flouting coronavirus protocols. Two of the five matches have been suspended pending any potential future breaches.
The defender took an unauthorised trip to Spain at the beginning of August, with his club and manager Neil Lennon unaware. The left-back did not quarantine on his return, breaking government rules on travel.
With the club unaware of his trip, the 25-year-old then risked exposing his Celtic team-mates and coaching staff to COVID-19 as he returned to training at Lennoxtown.
To make matters worse, Bolingoli then came off the bench in a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock, spreading the risk to the Ayrshire club's players and staff.
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