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's 'massive' Celtic backing as Harry Redknapp makes big call on boss' next job
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe and Celtic but reckons the manager is a shoo-in for a Premier League return this summer.The former Bournemouth boss was odds-on favourite to replace Neil Lennon at Parkhead back in January as the Irishman teetered on the edge.Fans have demanded a change in the dugout as the club's 10 In A Row dream collapsed and Howe emerged as a popular choice.Redknapp dismissed the prospect of the 43-year-old returning to the Cherries and believes a job in England's top-flight awaits.He told talkSPORT: "Eddie was massive odds-on for the Celtic job a few weeks back."There's absolutely no chance he'll go back to Bournemouth.
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