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.
The key Shane Duffy skills Celtic will revel in and the numbers that show he's more than meets the eye
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic plumped for an understated announcement for a player who is anything but. The club's official confirmation of Shane Duffy 's season-long loan mischievously sneaked him into a map of the world alongside his new team-mates, but spotting the Irishman on the pitch poses no difficulty whatsoever.
Standing at 6ft 4 with the broadest of broad shoulders, the Brighton favourite looks every bit the archetypal centre-back. That West Ham were so keen to get him and Seagulls boss Graham Potter was so reluctant to let him go reads impressively for Neil Lennon, who has moved to shore up a backline in need of a fresh face.Duffy plugs that gap and more but his arrival also poses questions over how Celtic will set up moving forward.
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