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 'delighted' with Celtic display but he swerves loaded Vasilis Barkas query
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon is certain his side are on the up despite his dodgy defence suffering another Europa League nightmare in the 4-2 defeat to Milan.The 49-year-old was in a defiant mood despite watching his side suffer another comprehensive defeat after racing into a 2-0 lead after 14 minutes in the San Siro.Milan battled back and grabbed four goals without reply after Tom Rogic and Odsonne Edouard had netted but the embattled Irishman refused to dwell on the negatives as his side's dreary record stands at two wins out of 11 in all competitions.But Lennon believes Celtic should take great pride from their efforts as he namechecked Nir Bitton, Kris Ajer and Jeremie Frimpong for special praise.
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