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.
Coronavirus: Neil Lennon says Celtic back in training this week despite crisis
dailystar.co.ukCeltic manager Neil Lennon has revealed his squad are planning to “train as normal next week”, despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The pandemic has caused the Scottish Premiership to be suspended and, with no real knowledge of when the season will get back up and running again, Lennon has explained the issues Celtic are facing at the moment.
He said: “I have been told this thing is not even at its peak and it’s going to become more widespread. “We don’t know how long this impasse will last.
Where we are going to pick up and what we do with the players in between? Do we go on a break? “You can't fly anywhere or take them anywhere.
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