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 struck by Albian Ajeti parallel as Celtic boss compares striker to former Parkhead hero
dailyrecord.co.ukAlbian Ajeti is reminiscent of former Celtic star Gary Hooper. The 23-year-old Switzerland international climbed off the bench to sink Dundee United at Tannadice following a £4.5million move from West Ham.Lennon insists the victory was well-deserved for his side despite a dogged display from Micky Mellon's newly-promoted team.
He then offered up comparisons with Hooper, who successfully led the line for Celtic between 2010 and 2013. Lennon told Celtic TV: "We've got goal scorers in (Leigh) Griffiths, (Patryk) Klimala is a different type and Odsonne (Edouard) is a different type. "He's a bit more like a Gary Hooper -type, that squat sort of build, he's a good finisher. "He had a great time of it at Basel, not so much at West Ham, but that.
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