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.
James Forrest set for Celtic return as winger steps up rehab for Lennoxtown homecoming
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic squad next week. The winger is poised to give club boss Neil Lennon and Scotland coach Steve Clarke a huge boost by returning to training following over four months on the sidelines.
Forrest has not featured for Celtic or his country since limping out of the Europa League qualifier in Riga last September and being diagnosed with a fractured ankle.
But the 29-year-old has almost completed his rehabilitation period and Lennon is hopeful the attacker can get back to work with his team-mates at Lennoxtown after Saturday’s game against Motherwell.
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