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.
Stephen Welsh opens up on Celtic manager hunt as defender backs Kris Ajer to star 'at the top level'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic ’s managerial saga. The Hoops defender played in two friendly clashes with Northern Ireland in the space of four days last week and worked with Scot Gemmill’s squad at the Oriam national training base as the focus over Ange Postecoglou ’s imminent appointment at Parkhead continues.
Despite fans’ continued frustration over the state of limbo to find a replacement for Neil Lennon, Welsh is adamant his focus was on his country and making sure he is ready to prove himself all over again to whoever’s in charge when he returns for pre-season ahead of Champions League qualifiers.
He said: “For the last week, I’ve tried to focus on Scotland. I’m sure the first-team boys will be the same. They’ve got the big tournament coming up, so I’m.
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