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.
Rafa Benitez makes Celtic and Newcastle decision over his return to management in UK
dailystar.co.ukLiverpool and Newcastle boss Benitez sparked rumours of a return to Europe after leaving his role in China as head coach at Dalian Professional.
The Spaniard has most frequently been rumoured with a move to Celtic, where Neil Lennon is under fire, or a return to Newcastle where he would replace the struggling Steve Bruce.
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