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.
Leigh Griffiths reveals huge Celtic regret as he admits career could be OVER at just 32
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths admits his career may be OVER. The former Celtic frontman could be forced to hang up his boots with calls drying up after more than five months without a club.
Griffiths had spells at Dundee and Falkirk last season – and a short stint with Australian part-timers Mandurah FC. The 32-year-old is currently training with former club Livingston but boss David Martindale revealed there are NO plans to offer him a deal.
Griffiths has been left in limbo and he admitted time is running out if he’s to avoid being forced to hang up his boots. The former Scotland star – who scored 123 goals in eight years with Celtic – said: “The longer it goes on I think, 'Is football for me any more?’ I've been without a club for five months now and, although Davie Martindale has said I can come in and train with them, he has said there is no deal on the table. “I'm still not seeing managers pick up the phone, which means do they want me at their club or is it time to call it a day?
That is something I'm still considering at the minute. As a free agent you've not got a budget, you've not got a price-tag on your head, everything is still negotiable.“I've got an 11-year old son who keeps asking me when I'm going to be back playing football again, and it's a difficult one to answer.
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