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.
Peter Lawwell gives Neil Lennon unwavering Celtic backing as he delivers 'I will die a supporter' rallying cry
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon and is adamant he’s the best man to get Celtic to Ten In A Row. The Parkhead chief-executive has been accused, along with his board and majority shareholder Dermot Desmond, of not being strong enough publicly in his support for the boss.
That brief website statements with wordings about reviews in the New Year suggested something less than unequivocal backing.Yesterday, though, Lawwell moved to put that right.The Celtic supremo could not have been clearer.
Laying out the manager’s past achievements and what the club feels Lennon can still achieve, the message came across pretty emphatically.Lawwell said: “Neil’s credentials as a Celtic man and as a football manager are there for everyone to see.“He came back in February, 2019..
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