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 sends bullish Celtic title message as fired-up manager insists 'you’d be a fool to write us off'
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon knows the next white knuckle moment of Celtic’s season is only another 90 minutes away.It could come today, when Dundee United come calling.
Or it could be lying in wait for him across the city at Ibrox on Saturday.But, all the same, Lennon and his side are in a far less stressed condition than they were just a few weeks ago when this entire campaign appeared to be careering out of all control.Over that time Lennon tried just about everything to keep Celtic’s season on track, from hammering players who he suspected no longer had their hearts in his club’s affairs to showering them with praise at the slightest sign of improvement.But performances and results continued to wobble regardless.Knocked out of Europe not once but twice,.
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