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.
Former Rangers boss tells Eddie Howe that Celtic's 'continuously impatient' fans WILL forgive and forget
dailyrecord.co.ukAlex McLeish believes Celtic need to get the "wheels turning again" in their search to name Neil Lennon's permanent successor.
It's set to be an important week as interim boss John Kennedy aims to defeat Rangers in the Scottish Cup last 16 clash at Ibrox.
Dominic McKay will join the club on Monday before he takes over as Peter Lawwell's chief executive successor in the summer.Eddie Howe remains the favourite to become the next boss after emerging as the leading candidate a fortnight ago.
But McLeish reckons the time is now to make a move ahead of a pivotal summer for the Parkhead side.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your.
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