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.
Kristoffer Ajer served Celtic transfer cautionary tale as Kelvin Wilson reveals life after Parkhead regret
dailyrecord.co.ukKelvin Wilson would change about his career. He’s not one for regrets but the former defender knows he should have stayed at Celtic longer.
After two years under Neil Lennon, when he featured in the Champions League for the Hoops, he returned to Nottingham Forest for family reasons in 2013.But the former Parkhead centre-back now admits he rushed into a move he didn’t have to make.
And that’s why he’s warning current Hoops star Kristoffer Ajer to take his time before deciding to leave Celtic Park. The Norwegian has been constantly linked with a big-money transfer this summer, with the likes of Newcastle, Leicester, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid all credited with interest.
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