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.
Celtic fan in Rafa Benitez, Xavi AND Iniesta radio moon shot but wage reveal sees Go Fund Me reality sink in
dailyrecord.co.ukDermot Desmond to break the bank and secure a trio of A-listers to carry the fight to Rangers next season. Hoops diehard Derek believes a dream team of Rafa Benitez joined by Barcelona icons Xavi and Andres Iniesta is just the ticket to get fans back onside.
Neil Lennon exited Celtic on Wednesday with his side 18 points behind Rangers as John Kennedy takes the reins on an interim basis.
But incoming chief executive Dominic McKay and Desmond know fans are craving a big name to compete with Rangers in the coming yearsAnd Derek is convinced he has the perfect formula that will get punters piling back in and also usher in a fresh trophy-laden era.
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