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.
Lucien Favre 'interested' in Celtic manager job as former Borussia Dortmund boss puts himself in the mix
dailyrecord.co.ukBorussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre is reportedly keen on becoming Celtic's next manager. The 63-year-old was binned by the Bundesliga big-hitters back in December after a wretched run of results including a thumping 5-1 defeat at home to Stuttgart.But Favre has forged a formidable reputation as one of the finest coaches in European football after impressive stints with Borussia Monchengladbach and Nice.Celtic principal shareholder Dermot Desmond is leading the search for the club's next boss with Roy Keane and Eddie Howe the betting favourites to succeed Neil Lennon.
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