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 fights back against Celtic 'narrative' as he talks up unbreakable dressing room bond
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has been in with the bricks at Parkhead long enough to know every game is must win for Celtic.But the Hoops boss is starting to find out even victories are not quite enough in the eyes of some critics.Celtic got the job done in Latvia the other night as they set up a crack at Sarajevo this week for a place in the Europa League group stage.It might not have been the cruise some expected – or demanded – as Moi Elyounoussi’s last-gasp winner spared them the prospect of an overtime shift against Riga.But Lennon rounded on the snipers who have been poking holes in the win and pointed to an impressive record on their European travels since he returned to the club in dramatic circumstances in February 2019.The Hoops have only lost once.
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