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.
Joe Lewis targets Celtic pressure pile as Aberdeen star hails 'strongest' Dons squad
dailyrecord.co.ukAberdeen are confident of piling on the misery for Celtic in their league and semi-final double header.But the Dons skipper has urged his team-mates to park those thoughts for now – and ensure they give themselves the best chance of drawing level with the champions on Sunday by taking care of bottom dogs Hamilton first.Aberdeen face Neil Lennon’s wounded side in a double Sunday service in the next 14 days, first in the league then in last season’s delayed Scottish Cup semi-final.Victory at Pittodrie in six days would see the Reds pull level on points with the Hoops IF they can see off Accies tomorrow.And that would tee them up perfectly for the Hampden showdown on November 1.Lewis knows the importance of staying on the coat-tails of the top.
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