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 press conference in full as he rips Gary Breen's Scottish football mockery to shreds
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon hit back at Gary Breen after his dismissive comments about Scottish football. The former Ireland international expressed concern about Shane Duffy 's move to Celtic Park, stating that no strikers in the Premiership could play in England's top flight.
At his press conference ahead of the St Mirren game those comments were put to the Celtic boss, who gave a withering assessment.
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