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.
Martin O'Neill in surprise Rangers confession as he admits EIGHT Ibrox stars would've walked into Celtic side he inherited
dailyrecord.co.ukMartin O'Neill admits much of Rangers' 2000 side would have walked into the Celtic team he inherited. The former Parkhead boss believes as many as eight of their Ibrox rivals were a shoo-in for a place in his starting XI.
Regardless, O'Neill revitalised Celtic and led them to the Treble that season, bringing in the likes of Neil Lennon and Chris Sutton to spearhead a revolution.
But he insists the achievement was made all the sweeter by the strength of competition across the city. He told The Scottish Sun : “That Celtic squad was not strong enough to go and compete against a Rangers side that had Amoruso, Mols, Klos. Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel
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