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 tells Celtic it's 'critical' to appoint a director of football as he gives John Kennedy verdict
dailyrecord.co.ukBrendan Rodgers "loyal and hard working" John Kennedy is the perfect man to the fill the breach in the wake of Neil Lennon's exit.The 49-year-old replaced Rodgers when he made his shock exit south of the border to take over at Leicester two years ago.And he admits he was upset to learn of Lennon's departure but believes his former first team coach Kennedy is the right man to get a response in the interim.Rodgers said: “I'm always saddened when a manager loses his job but in particular when it's someone I can call a friend.“It's tough for him but when it all settles down, Neil is an incredible legend at the club.
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