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 urges Aberdeen to tie Barry Robson down but he adds caveat to Rangers win plaudits
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon insists Barry Robson MUST be Aberdeen's next permanent manager as his interim spell goes from strength to strength.
Robson has been in the Pittodrie hotseat since Jim Goodwin was dismissed in January and he's won eight of his ten games in charge - including a seven-game winning run that continued with a victory over Rangers on Sunday.
He has them five points clear of Hearts in third place which seemed an impossibility just a few weeks ago and they are well on track for guaranteed European group stage football next season.
Liam Scales and Bojan Miovski sunk Rangers at Pittodrie and Lennon reckons things might have gone the other way had Michael Beale's team scored first.
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