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.
Brendan Rodgers has backed Neil Lennon to make Celtic's 10-in-a-row dream a reality. The former Parkhead boss has lauded the "incredible" post-winter break form that led Lennon's side being declared Premiership champions on Monday.
The club have now won nine titles on the spin, with Rodgers integral to three of those successes. He left under a cloud midway through the 2018/19 season, having swept to consecutive league wins in 2016/17 and 2017/18.But now he's shared his joy at the club reaching the record-equalling landmark. “I’m absolutely delighted for Neil,” Rodgers told the Celtic website. “He’s done absolutely first-class since he’s gone back in.
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