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 squad revealed as Neil Lennon faces ultimate Scottish Cup selection call
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Sunday's clash against Hearts. The Hoops manager is adamant that sentiment won't come into his thinking when he names his team ahead of speculation captain Scott Brown could return to the side for the trip to Hampden.
Long-term absentee James Forrest is still out after undergoing ankle surgery. But fellow wide man Mikey Johnston was able to feature from the bench against Kilmarnock last week.
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