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.
Jozo Simunovic suffers Rijeka transfer heartbreak as former Celtic man's injury record sees deal collapse
dailyrecord.co.ukJozo Simunovic has seen his move to Rijeka collapse, as he continues to be haunted by injury problems.The centre-back has been plagued by knee issues over his career, and those concerns have made it hard to find a club this summer.The Croat looked set to complete a return to his homeland, with Rijeka ready to hand him a deal.However, last season's third-placed finishers have pulled out of a deal due to concerns about Simunovic's injury record.Rijeka are now the second club this summer to pull out of signing the 26-year-old at the last minute after Turkish side Trabzonspor also abandoned a move to sign him after expressing concerns about his fitness.The defender was surprisingly released by Neil Lennon earlier in the summer despite helping.
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