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 'lazy' Celtic's dressing room issues remain as he questions Neil Lennon's coaching
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon 's coaching. The former Parkhead star has been a vocal critic of the club this season and has again voiced his concern.He reckons problems persist behind closed doors over certain stars, as Lennon himself revealed, wanting to leave during the last transfer window.Nicholas accepts he's taken a hammering from fans over his outspoken stance - on Tuesday he claimed neither Lennon nor Martin O'Neill were "true Celtic greats".
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