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's Celtic immortals pathway that has seen fiery boss shoot 'two fingers' up to Hibs and Bolton
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon’s long journey to joining Jock Stein in the annals of Celtic history started with iconic images of the great man looking down on him.
The walls of the Lurgan Celtic Supporters Club base were adorned by photos of the legendary Lisbon Lions boss and other favourite figures in the club’s history.
It was there that a 10-year-old Lennon would meet his Lurgan Celtic Boys Club team-mates and wait for the mini-bus to go to away fixtures.
Little could the Irishman have known then that, four decades later, he would be immortalised like Stein after following him in leading Celtic to nine consecutive titles.Another who shared Lennon’s Parkhead dream at that time is lifelong friend and former team-mate Gerry Taggart whose playing
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