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.
Marvin Compper defends Celtic contribution as he recalls 'disappointing' Neil Lennon stance
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic flop Marvin Compper has defended his contribution to the club, insisting he helped out the youngsters. The German centre-back was signed for £1million by Brendan Rodgers, but played just one match.
His only appearance came in a Scottish Cup quarter-final against Morton, with the defender leaving last summer. Compper told The Herald : "I hoped to give Celtic a part of my experience to help the team grow.
Unfortunately it never quite came to that. "Brendan's vision was for me to be one of the experienced group and help the team be more stable, especially in Europe.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in
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