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.
Olivier Ntcham breaks Celtic exit silence as new Marseille midfielder 'thankful' to Neil Lennon
dailyrecord.co.ukOlivier Ntcham has taken to Twitter to pay tribute to his former team-mates as he gets set for a new chapter with Marseille.
The 24-year-old joined the Ligue 1 side on loan deadline day and they hold an option to make the move permanent for a fee in the region of £5.5m.
If Marseille decide to activate that clause, it will end a four-year association between Ntcham and Celtic that saw him make 147 appearances and win three league titles with the Scottish club.
He has had his ups and downs in Glasgow since his £4.5m move from Manchester City but scored some important goals - his winner against Lazio at Stadio Olimpico last season will live long in the memory.
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