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.
Emotional David Turnbull savours the Celtic moment that 'means everything for my family'
dailyrecord.co.ukTurnbull blasted home the winner in a thrilling 3-2 win over Lille and says the spirit in Neil Lennon ’s radically changed side showed the squad is 100 per cent behind the under-fire manager.
The summer signing has had to be patient for the chance to make his mark with the champions. But handed a second start since making a £3.25 move from Motherwell, the midfielder found the net with a glorious winner as Celtic finished a miserable Europa League campaign with a much-needed win.
It cemented a first home win in six attempts and turned the pressure on Lennon down a notch.The manager made a raft of changes to his struggling side with Turnbull, Ismaila Soro and Conor Hazard among those handed an opportunity to impress.And it was Turnbull -.
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