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.
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dailyrecord.co.ukDavid Turnbull as Celtic clicked back into top gear. Manager Neil Lennon was delighted at the power-packed performance which he claimed was their best of the season and saw Hibs hammered.
Celtic had several strong performers through the contest, but none more so than teenager Frimpong and outstanding sub Turnbull.
The Dutch wing-back followed up his stunning Riga performance with another sizzling effort, while the midfielder was classy in the engine room having replaced the injured Ryan Christie for the second period.
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