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.
Charlie Nicholas claims Celtic boss Neil Lennon is no legend and takes aim at Martin O'Neill's icon status
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon is no Celtic legend despite becoming the first man in the club's history to win the Treble as a player and manager.
Lennon clinched a domestic clean sweep - the club's fourth on the trot - with a thrilling Scottish Cup Final victory over Hearts on Sunday.It makes the Irishman the only individual ever to win it on the pitch and in the dugout.
However, Nicholas insists he's still not a "true great" like Jock Stein or Brendan Rodgers. The former Parkhead star also believes club icon Martin O'Neill fails to make the top tier after he took a swipe at "basement dweller" pundits at the weekend.
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