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.
David Turnbull explains his slow Celtic start as midfielder reveals Neil Lennon's reasoning for early bench role
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon when Celtic's season was on the verge of being bust a few weeks ago.The Parkhead gaffer went for the twist as he shuffled his pack, but David Turnbull insists it wasn’t a gamble to chuck him in to the action.Ex-Motherwell star Turnbull has been the ace in the hole for the Hoops in recent weeks as the champions managed to keep hold of enough hips to remain at the table.Lennon let the 20-year-old loose along with Ismaila Soro and keeper Conor Hazard and he’s been rewarded with a run of six games without defeat, including three Premiership wins on the bounce and the Scottish Cup safely returned to Celtic Park.The spell has eased some of the tension around Parkhead and Turnbull has given punters real cause for optimism – with star.
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