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.
Brendan Rodgers insists Celtic are BIGGER than Leicester as he shoots down 'get up and go' exit theory
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic for a smaller club when moving from Parkhead to Leicester City in February 2019. The Irishman won all seven domestic trophies available during an incredible spell of success before departing at a crucial point of the 2018/19 season.
The Hoops went on to lift the league and Scottish Cup under Neil Lennon to complete a treble Treble but the fallout from Rodgers ' controversial decision to leave has made him an divisive figure despite his unprecedented success.
But he has now moved to address any notion that he was in desperate hurry to depart Glasgow. Rodgers has stressed his decision came from a desire to test himself at the highest level and was drawn to the challenge of turning the Foxes into a top six Premier League force.
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