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.
Celtic star could thrive in England after his exploits for the Hoops.The Scotland international scored 19 goals in all competitions last season as he helped his side to a Premiership and Betfred Cup double.This season sees Neil Lennon 's side going for a historic 10 In A Row and Charlie Christie doesn't expect an exodus this summer.However, the Inverness legend is confident his son would thrive in the Premier League and hinted he may want to test himself south of the border at some point in the future.He told the Glasgow Times : "Ryan is very ambitious and he loves playing for Celtic."But I have no doubt there will be other clubs looking at him.
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