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 next manager hunt LIVE as Dermot Desmond and board forced into Parkhead rethink
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic supporters dreaded and on Friday their worst fears were confirmed that Eddie Howe would not be the club's next manager.
Of course there was an element of shock but many supporters have conceded they had doubts over the proposed deal for the Englishman due to the extended wait to announce him.
It's 12 weeks since Neil Lennon left and now Celtic must go from slow motion to warp speed as they look to secure a new manager quickly.
Their need is obvious with a raft of players set to exit and Champions League qualifiers upcoming as they also look to mount a challenge to runaway champions Rangers.
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