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.
Christopher Jullien in Celtic injury bombshell as Neil Lennon reveals defender could be out for NINE months
dailyrecord.co.ukChristopher Jullien faces another "six to nine months" on the sidelines.The French defender was injured in the club's final match of 2020 while clearing a shot off the line in a home game against Dundee United.Jullien was initially thought to be facing around three to four months out, with slight hopes he could return before the end of the season.The Parkhead boss said at the time: "He's a very important player.
It's a bad injury, we are going to lose him for a period of time, perhaps three or four months."But that has been dwarfed by a new timescale of six to nine months as the centre-back could miss a large chunk of next term injured as well.Ahead of Sunday's Premiership visit to Ross County, Lennon revealed Jullien has returned to his.
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