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.
Neil Lennon. He reckons the Hoops need a freshen up on the pitch despite the bulk of criticism falling upon the manager.The Open Goal host and former Parkhead youth suspects the club has been in decline since before Lennon arrived, pointing to defeats in the latter stages of Brendan Rodgers' reign.He told Go Radio: "Has this team been on the decline since before Neil Lennon came in?"I looked at Brendan Rodgers' results in his last year.
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