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.
Boli Bolingoli rinsed by English Premier League stars as Celtic outlaw earns bizarre on-air slapdown
dailyrecord.co.ukBoli Bolingoli has attracted criticism from further afield. Every manager, pundit and fan north of the border has had their say on the shamed Celtic star’s actions; none more so than Neil Lennon who eviscerated his player during Tuesday’s press conference.
The left-back enjoyed an unsanctioned break in Spain before flying back to Scotland and flagrantly flouting quarantine protocols.
It left Lennon livid, caused Chris Sutton to erupt and made St Mirren – the club Celtic were supposed to be playing on Wednesday night – simmer.
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