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.
Damien Duff joins Republic of Ireland backroom team as Celtic coach branded 'top class'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic coach Damien Duff has been named in new Ireland boss Stephen Kenny's management team. Duff joins Keith Andrews and Alan Kelly in assisting the new boss following the departure of Mick McCarthy.
The 41-year-old is currently earning his UEFA Pro Licence, having been initially being appointed Celtic reserve boss in January 2019 before joining Neil Lennon in the dugout.
FAI CEO Gary Owens described the backroom staff as "top class", with Duff expected to juggle the role with his position at Parkhead from August 1.“The calibre of Stephen Kenny’s backroom team is top class and these are great additions to our senior team coaching staff," Owens said.“Keith and Damien served Ireland so well as players and their experience will be such an
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