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 were lagging behind Rangers they reacted by signing a top-quality keeper in Fraser Forster. Now, over a decade later, Charlie Mulgrew believes they must do the same again.
He was at Parkhead in the summer of 2010 when their Old Firm rivals had just secured a second straight league win under Walter Smith.
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