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 tips Celtic star Mohamed Elyounoussi to catch 'fire' after averting 'unthinkable' outcome
dailyrecord.co.ukMohamed Elyounoussi after his winner staved off an “unthinkable” exit from Europe. But the Celtic manager returned to Glasgow admitting big concerns over injuries to key duo James Forrest and Scott Brown.Lennon dished huge praise to Elyounoussi after his last-gasp strike rattled Riga and set up a Europa League playoff showdown against Sarajevo.The Norwegian international didn’t start for the fourth successive game, but has maintained stunning professionalism and was rewarded with his golden moment in the dying seconds in Latvia.Lennon was thrilled as he feared tension-filled extra time and said: “I can’t speak highly enough of him. "We took him out of the team for a couple of games and he’s trained brilliantly over the last week or so.“He.
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