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 salutes Celtic performance as managerial standout but reveals Albian Ajeti hamstring blow
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon hailed his side's performance against Hibernian as one of the best he's witnessed during two spells in the Parkhead hotseat.And he was delighted to see his Hoops stars hit top gear after criticism of their performance levels in recent weeks.There was no hint of a European hangover as the home side defeated Hibs 3-0 and looked night and day compared to the team bailed out by a 90th-minute winner in Riga three days earlier, with Callum McGregor, Albian Ajeti and Mohamed Elyounoussi on the scoresheet.Asked on BBC Sportsound how he would assess the performance, Lennon said: "Well, certainly the best of the season.
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