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.
Chris Sutton in Neil Lennon Celtic 'sentiment' warning as manager urged to ditch key duo for Scottish Cup final
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon to think with his head over his heart as the Hoops pursue a quadruple Treble this weekend. Celtic are in desperate need of a victory that would breathe some life into their stuttering season.
They are already out of the Europa League and this season's Betfred Cup, but will clinch a 12th successive domestic trophy if they can conquer Hearts in the 2019/20 Scottish Cup final.
Their form has improved of late, with wins over Lille and Kilmarnock coinciding with a change of track. Youngsters David Turnbull, Ismaila Soro and Jeremie Frimpong have started over the status quo in midfield positions.
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