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 has emerged as one of the shock early favourites for the Sheffield United job after Chris Wilder left the club on Friday.
Wilder left his role at the Blades today after five years at Bramall Lane and the former Celtic boss is now the second favourite for his job.Tensions between Wilder and club owner Abdullah Bin Musa'ad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have heightened recently.Reports suggest there have been clashes with ownership over plans to appoint a director of football, with Prince Abdullah feeling Wilder's recruitment record has been below par.Following his exit BetVictor have placed Lennon at 8/1 for the job, second only behind former Hibs boss and Blades coach Paul Heckingbottom at 4/5.Lennon left Celtic last month after a.
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