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 return from Dubai as Neil Lennon and players pictured leaving airport
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic players and staff have returned from their controversial trip to Dubai ahead of their clash with Hibs. The winter training camp in the Middle East has been a hot topic after the Hoops jetted out of Glasgow following the defeat to Rangers.
The Scottish Government and First Minister Nicola Strugeon have put football and the training camp in the spotlight amid questions over the merits of the trip.
Boss Neil Lennon has talked up the benefits of the camp as they look to claw back Rangers lead at the top of the lead, stating: "We've done this for the last four or five years and it's been very beneficial, and certainly was last year, so we are hoping for more of the same results this year." However, the players have now been pictured.
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