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.
John Collins issues Celtic manager advice as he shares 'most important' lesson from continental approach
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic to focus on appointing a director of football before they decide on their new manager.The Parkhead club are in the market for a new man in the dugout following Neil Lennon's resignation.But there's also expected to be a shake-up in the hierarchy with a sporting director to come in to guide the transfer strategy.Bournemouth's David Webb, Manchester City football partnerships manager Fergal Harkin and Juventus chief scout Matteo Tognozzi have all been linked.Collins knows the European model well from his time at Monaco and he believes that appointment should take precedence before a new manager is confirmed.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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