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 reveals his Celtic 'Give Us a Clue' hope as Neil Lennon keeps cards close to his chest
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon as the Celtic gaffer fine-tuned his Scottish Cup Final plan.But the smart money is on the Hoops kid being handed a start against Hearts this afternoon – even if there were no managerial hints, nods or winks forthcoming.A man-of-the-match display in the Europa League against Lille was followed by another fine display in a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock in their last outing.That has propelled the 21-year-old to the front of Lennon’s midfield options.It has been a slow burner into first-team contention since Turnbull’s £3million from Motherwell last summer.But the midfielder is adamant that self-doubt never crept into his mind after career-saving surgery on an injured knee in June 2019.He said: “What’s happened in the past is where I want.
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