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.
Neil Lennon confesses his Celtic legacy hope as he reveals the role Peter Lawwell played in Omonia Nicosia move
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon hopes the passage of time will be kind to the perception of Celtic legacy.The former Parkhead captain and manager insists a disastrous final season in charge should not "overshadow" his achievements at the club.Lennon is back in management with Cypriot side Omonia Nicosia just over a year since leaving Celtic under a cloud following the collapse of their 10 In A Row bid.
Some fans turned on the club legend and the Parkhead board with angry protests outside Celtic Park as the campaign turned toxic.But the Irishman, who won 22 trophies on the pitch and in the dugout, insists he doesn't have anything to prove. “For the first three or four months after Celtic, it took me a bit of an adjustment," Lennon told The Scottish Sun. “I’d gone from a kind of regimented sort of lifestyle to civilian life almost. 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 the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Celtic Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram."Not having to worry about players, media, board, supporters, social media. “That took a bit of adjusting to.
Then I started thinking, ‘This is alright, you can relax for a bit’ — but then this opportunity came up. “The way it ended at Celtic was very disappointing.
But I think overall we had a hell of a lot of success. “Do I want to prove something? Not to anybody in Scotland."I just want to
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