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.
Craig Gordon rages at former Celtic teammate Odsonne Edouard's over sublime dinked penalty
dailyrecord.co.ukCraig Gordon reacted angrily to Odsonne Edouard's Panenka-style penalty to put Celtic 2-0 up against Hearts at Hampden.The Jambos lost their grip on the Scottish Cup Final when the Frenchman stepped up and dinked the penalty straight down the middle, sending his former teammate the wrong way.It was a moment of total confidence and skill from the man Neil Lennon has described as "talismanic" ahead of the game.Gordon reacted by grabbing the ball out of the net and throwing it in the direction of the striker with his right hand as Edouard celebrated with jubilant teammates.
The ball did not hit the player but Gordon was booked by referee John Beaton after the flashpoint.The keeper joined Hearts in the summer on a free transfer from the Hoops.
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