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 touted for post Celtic step as Joe Ledley makes the case for Cardiff boss bid
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley has thrown former Parkhead boss Neil Lennon's name into contention for the vacant manager role at Cardiff City.
The Welsh midfielder won three league titles during his spell at Parkhead, working with Lennon heavily in Glasgow.Cardiff are on the hunt for a new boss after Mick McCarthy was relieved of his duties following a 2-0 defeat to Middlesbrough, an eighth defeat in succession.Lennon has been out of work since leaving his post as Celtic manager for the second time earlier this year and Ledley believes the Cardiff job could prove appealing. "It is a difficult one," Ledley told BBC Radio Wales."I heard rumours Chris Wilder was at the last game so there's links there."The person who comes in has to
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