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 skipped media duties after the win over Aberdeen, with assistant John Kennedy joking the gaffer simply needs a break.The Irishman has come under fire from elements of the support this season as Rangers established a commanding lead at the top of the table.The Celtic boss has always fronted up though, even when he feels criticism is unfair, and watched his team win their fifth game in a row on Wednesday night.That cut the Premiership gap to 15 as David Turnbull's stunning strike was enough for a 1-0 win over the struggling Dons.
Lennon opted to leave post-match duties to his assistant, who insists the Celtic boss just needed a break after consistently fronting up this season.
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