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 McDonald urges Neil Lennon to keep Celtic criticism in-house as he insists on 'poker face' strategy
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon to "stay calm" and stressed that last night's explosive post-match interviews didn't help the club. The Celtic boss had just watched his side dumped out of the Champions League by Ferencvaros when he opened fire on players who he feels have fallen into a "malaise" and act like they want to leave.
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