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 Celtic Dubai exit explained as defender flies back from training break
dailyrecord.co.ukShane Duffy has left his side's Dubai training camp and returned to the UK for personal family reasons. The borrowed Brighton defender headed back to London last night – but understands suggestions he was on the verge of cutting short his loan spell are wide of the mark.
Duffy is back on family matters and Celtic are still insisting the centre back will stay for the remainder of the season despite struggling since his move to the Premiership.
The Republic of Ireland star has failed to nail down a regular role in recent weeks after inconsistent displays, and was unconvincing after Neil Lennon called his number in last weekend’s Old Firm defeat at Ibrox.
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