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, his winning Celtic pattern and the 'false dawn' that serves as key Rangers reminder
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has certainly remained bullish in the face of real adversity this season with Celtic trailing rivals Rangers by nine points.
A section of the club's support and several high-profile pundits have even cast their doubts about the Premiership champions under his stewardship.
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