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 shares his Celtic relief as he roars his side's 'mini crisis' is OVER
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has saluted his under-fire Celtic stars for weathering a "mini-crisis" to defeat Motherwell 4-1 and end a nightmare run of form.The Hoops boss talked up his players after only their second win in seven games as they responded in the perfect way in the wake of Thursday's Europa League mauling at the hands of Sparta Prague.Lennon had called upon a big response and his players produced arguably their best Premiership display of the season as Moi Elyonoussi bagged a hat-trick and Olivier Ntcham also netted in style.And he reckons his side can now kick on in style after the upcoming two-week international after they came in for some serious flak in the wake of their Euro drubbing.Asked if the hunger had returned, he told BBC: "I.
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