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 lays down Leigh Griffiths challenge after Scotland recall
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths to "stay on it" after the striker won a recall for the national team. The 30-year-old has struggled for game time at Celtic this season but after an impressive goal against Aberdeen he's been called-up for the play-off clash with Serbia.
Griffiths has not played for Scotland since 2018, but has earned a place in Steve Clarke's squad thanks to recent form. And Lennon believes the striker deserves his call-up, hailing the 30-year-old's workrate.He said: "I'm delighted for him.
Playing for Scotland means a lot to him, so it's just another positive step in the right direction. He's worked very, very hard and he's continuing to work hard, and he'll be in contention tomorrow for the squad."He's in reasonable condition now, and.
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