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 sacked by Omonia days after outstanding performance at Man Utd
dailystar.co.ukCeltic manager Neil Lennon has been sacked by Omonoia Nicosia after “significant losses of points in the Championship”. Lennon was appointed by the Cypriots in March 2022, approximately 13 months after he departed Celtic for the second time, after seeing their bid to win the Scottish Premier League falter.
Many may be surprised to see the Northern Irishman depart Omonoia five days after they almost secured a historic 0-0 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
However, a run of three defeats in their first six matches of the campaign currently sees the Cypriot giants residing in seventh position in the League.
And in a statement released shortly after his departure, the club cited this poor domestic form as the reason for his sacking.READ MORE: Swearing Neil Lennon sent off for rapid sarcastic clapping as he's held back from referee "We inform you that we have agreed with Neil Lennon to stop our collaboration," the club said in a statement on their website.
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