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.
Scott Brown refuses to break Celtic time honoured policy as he offers insight into bulletproof mindset
dailyrecord.co.ukCallum McGregor – the go-to man for Neil Lennon in every game Celtic have played this season. Rotation might be the name of the game with a midfield packed with talent – and David Turnbull’s arrival from Fir Park has bolstered an already busy department that Brown reckons is as good as it’s ever been in his 13 years at the club.But not, so far, when it comes to the man with the armband – and that’s just the way he likes it.He said: “Having strength in depth is a positive and the manager has signed very well this summer.“He will want everyone to have a little challenge in every position but if you look at the midfield, it’s probably as strong as it has been in my time at the club.
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