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 insists inherited Celtic backroom team made second spell difficult as he closes door on staying in Scotland
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon believes his inherited backroom team at the club meant he couldn't manage to the best of his ability. And he admits he's unlikely to take charge of a Scottish team again as he looks to the future following his Parkhead departure.The 49-year-old is without a club after leaving the fallen champions at the end of February.
His second spell ended poorly to say the least. A meek surrender of the Premiership title with 10 In A Row on the line, early exits from both cups and a group stage Europa League checkout was not how this season to end all seasons was supposed to go down from a Celtic point of view.
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