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.
Eddie Howe holding out for Celtic manager job as he turns down TWO Premier League offers
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe has turned down offers from TWO English Premier League clubs as he holds out for the Celtic job. can exclusively reveal the former Bournemouth boss was this week given the chance to succeed Chris Wilder at Sheffield United.
But the 43-year-old knocked back the vacant Blades position and one other top-flight side, currently with a manager in position.Howe is now the leading contender to become Neil Lennon’s permanent successor and Parkhead is the Englishman’s preferred destination.
It’s believed his representatives have been in talks with Celtic chiefs over the odds-on move and those discussions are expected to be stepped up in the coming days.
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