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.
Shane Duffy's 'big problem' at Celtic as Gordon Strachan highlights the emotional issue that could have caused slow start
dailyrecord.co.ukGordon Strachan insists he's seen Hoops-daft players crash and burn at Parkhead. And that's why he's delighted to see Shane Duffy turn his fortunes around with two much improved performances over the last few days.
Duffy was given a chance against Lille in the Europa League on Thursday night before his header sealed a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership - one that lifted plenty of pressure on manager Neil Lennon.
The Ireland captain arrived during the summer window to much fanfare but quickly became a target for disappointed Celtic fans during the club's recent horror run, which finally ended with back to back wins for the first time since the start of October.
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