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 great Celtic lineup call as fringe trio look for huge Kilmarnock chance
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager against Kilmarnock on Sunday. Under-pressure Lennon has stuck by a number of his struggling stars and big-money signings so far this season as the Hoops have stumbled domestically and crashed out of Europe and the Betfred Cup.
However, a glimmer of light was offered for the manager and the Parkhead supporters this week in the midst of protests and slipping 13-points behind Rangers.
The Celtic Park back-up brigade made a strong case for why they should be given the nod against Killie with a number of impressive displays in the win over Lille.It was an exciting, energetic display that made sure their European campaign ended with a roar rather than a whimper in Glasgow.
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