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 hints Celtic stalwart Scott Brown will return for Scottish Cup Final as boss promises 'loyalty'
dailyrecord.co.ukScottish Cup final against Hearts.The Hoops boss left out the likes of Scott Brown, Ryan Christie and Tom Rogic for his side's 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock on Sunday.Fringe men David Turnbull, Ismaila Soro and Connor Hazard against impressed after staking a starting claim against Lille on Thursday night.But Lennon suggested he will afford the players who have helped secure Celtic 's run of 11 straight domestic trophies the chance to complete the quadruple Treble."There's a few (who have played themselves in)," he told BBC Sportsound."But I think I should show a bit of loyalty to some of the boys who've been there, done that and got us there."I'll look at it this week.
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