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.
Brave Celtic-mad teen loses battle with brain cancer after support from Old Firm heroes
dailyrecord.co.ukcancer. Daniel Caplan, 17, suffered from a rare and deadly brainstem cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) for seven months before passing away on Monday November 30.
During his fight with the disease - for which there is no known treatment - the young Celtic fan, of Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, was sent video messages of support by boss Neil Lennon, captain Scott Brown and boxing superstar Tyson Fury.
But in a moving message, Daniel’s family paid tribute to the brave teen, saying he showed 'courage and humour' throughout his illness.In an online obituary note, they said: “Daniel was the bravest boy who dealt with such a terrible cancer, a brainstem tumour, the monster of all monsters in the world of cancer.“He coped with.
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