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.
Gordon Strachan hints John Kennedy's Celtic manager hopes are becoming 'stronger' as he ponders appointment deja vu
dailyrecord.co.ukJohn Kennedy is in a great position to be appointed as the permanent Parkhead boss claims Gordon Strachan. The likes of Eddie Howe are being linked with the job but Strachan believes that if the Hoops' key targets are unavailable Kennedy has a chance to make his case.
Former boss Neil Lennon was famously offered the Celtic Park hot seat on a permanent basis in the Hampden showers after lifting the Scottish Cup Final back in 2019 despite a host of other candidates being linked.Brendan Rodgers has moved to Leicester mid-season but the Northern Irishman was able to steady the ship and secure the domestic treble. Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of.
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