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 star David Turnbull dreaming of Old Firm debut after watching on while at Motherwell
dailyrecord.co.ukDavid Turnbull admits it would be the "highlight of my career so far" to be involved in the Old Firm clash this weekend. The Wishaw star made the switch from Motherwell this summer and admits he would always watch the Hoops clash with Rangers during his days at The Steelmen.
The former Coltness High pupil has broken into Neil Lennon's first-team plans and hopes to be given his chance at Parkhead this weekend. "I’m absolutely buzzing for it," he told the Celtic View."It’s one of the biggest games in the world and I know full well how big a game it is, having grown up in Scotland."Even though I was at Motherwell, I still watched all those games.
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