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 warned of Celtic 'culture shock' as Neil Lennon predicts successor will be a big hit
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe to be a big hit at Celtic - but warns he'll face a "culture shock" after Bournemouth. The Englishman is set to be named as the new Parkhead manager, and he'll be tasked with wresting the Premiership crown back from Rangers.
He'll replace Lennon as permanent manager, and the former Celtic boss expects Howe's style to be a hit with the club's fans.
But he's warned his likely successor that he'll face a real change from what he was used to at Bournemouth.Lennon said on BBC Five Live: "It's quite a culture shock and if we're hypothetically talking about Eddie he's coming from a real family club like Bournemouth."He's lived there and worked there all his career.
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