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.
Albian Ajeti salutes Celtic boss Neil Lennon for keeping the faith after Swiss striker's goal heroics
dailyrecord.co.ukAlbian Ajeti insists he's brimming with confidence even without a starting berth because of the faith put in him by boss Neil Lennon.The Swiss striker smashed home an 83rd minute winner after coming off the bench minutes earlier in the 1-0 win at Dundee United after Hoops had found it hard to find a way past a dogged Terrors rearguard.Parkhead manager Lennon kept in close contact with Ajeti for weeks to ensure the former West Ham man joined him in Glasgow's east end.And after Saturday's away day heroics his new frontman insisted his confidence in front of goal stemmed from that belief shown by the boss.He arrived last week for £5million and believes he's seen enough already from his new team-mates to know they have the mark of.
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