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.
Liam Burt nears Bohemians transfer as former Celtic and Rangers midfielder searches for career kickstart
dailyrecord.co.ukScotland U21 international will head across the Irish Sea this week looking to kick-start his career in Dublin with the Bohs with the League of Ireland season set to start at the end of February.
Keith Long’s side finished second in the table last season behind champions Shamrock Rovers and will enter the new Europa Conference League at the first qualifying stage.
Burt left Celtic midway through a two-year deal after struggling to push his way into Neil Lennon’s first team. He had returned to his boyhood club last summer after three years with Rangers where he featured three times for the top team under Mark Warburton.
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