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.
Filip Benkovic gets Celtic transfer namecheck but club have 'no intention' of letting Shane Duffy leave
dailyrecord.co.ukFilip Benkovic is on Celtic's radar as they hunt for centre-back re-enforcements. told earlier this week how the Parkhead club were aware of the Leicester City defender's situation after Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers opened the door on a return to Glasgow.
Benkovic proved popular on a loan spell under both Rodgers and Neil Lennon in 2018/19 before being reunited with the former at the King Power Stadium.
The Croatian has managed only one appearance for Leicester and spent time with Bristol City last term before another short-term move to Cardiff City.He played just once for Cardiff and Rodgers is open to another loan for the 23-year-old, with Celtic in need of increased depth following a long-term injury to Christopher Jullien.Kennedy said:.
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