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 will not walk out on Celtic as the under-pressure boss looks to battle back from a tough start to the season. The Hoops are now 11 points behind rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership after the weekend's draw at Hibs, though they do hold two games in hand.
But that deficit, coupled with an uninspiring Europa League campaign that sees them winless after three games, has fans insisting the long-time Parkhead servant leave his position.
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