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 will be in the job until the end of the season and his position is clear claims Ian McCall.The Partick Thistle boss jumped to the defence of the Hoops gaffer after a series of high-pressure interviews saw his position come into question.With Peter Lawwell and the Celtic hierarchy set to carry out a review of the role this month, McCall can't see the chief executive releasing another statement or Celtic TV interview to clarify the role.He told BBC Sportsound : "I listened to all the questions and it seems to be the done thing now, and I understand it, but every single question has a provocative element to it."There was nothing that was just a normal question for a manager.
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