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 non Celtic career highlight as former Parkhead manager reflects on 'happiest time'
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon insists the happiest period of his career came at Leicester City despite three trophy-laden spells at Parkhead. Lennon spent seven years as a player in Glasgow's east end following his move from Fibert Street in 2000.And he'd later go on to take charge of the Hoops in two separate spells as boss, the latter coming to an end in February.
Yet despite winning 11 trophies at the club on the park followed by another 10 in the dugout, he maintained ahead of the Foxes' FA Cup triumph over Chelsea that the time he spent in the Midlands was the period he was most content in his career.
Leicester scooped promotion in the play-off final back in 1996 and that was followed by two League Cups against Middlesbrough and Tranmere Rovers, while a.
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