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.
Derek McInnes makes passionate case against Premiership shutdown as Aberdeen boss pleads 'we can deal with this'
dailyrecord.co.ukDerek McInnes has made a passionate case for Scottish football being allowed to continue. The game below Championship level has been suspended for three weeks following a dramatic and sudden SFA announcement on Monday.With Covid-19 cases remaining at high levels and the Scottish death toll now passing 5,000, the Scottish Government is considering tightening lockdown measures further.
Professional sport could come under added scrutiny, especially after Celtic 's much-criticised training camp in Dubai backfired in spectacular fashion when 13 players and manager Neil Lennon were instructed to self-isolate after injured defender Christopher Jullien returned a positive test.
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