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.
Celtic and the Dermot Desmond 'transitional' season admission that should have Rangers on red alert
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic fans have been looking for something to believe amid a season where everything has gone wrong. Manager Neil Lennon has left and long-serving chief executive Peter Lawwell will retire at the end of the season - The Times They Are a-Changin' in Glasgow's east end.
Principal shareholder Dermot Desmond 's wide-ranging address on Tuesday will have gone some way to soothing fears as he spearheads the search for a new manager and director of football who will join incoming chief exec Dominic McKay.
Some may view the Irish businessman's admission that the 21/22 campaign was always earmarked as a season of change as the disposed Premiership champions wave the white flag.Desmond said: "Whether we won the league or not this year, we knew that.
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