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.
Dan Petrescu breaks Celtic manager silence as Romanian candidate makes 'until the summer' vow
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic immediately - but hinted he wants to return to management in the summer.The Romanian masterminded CFR Cluj's win in the Champions League qualifiers last season, and has been touted as a potential replacement for Neil Lennon.Petrescu is a free agent after leaving Turkish club Kayserispor for unspecified personal reasons.And after arriving back in Romania on Thursday night the former Chelsea defender was quizzed on his departure and the prospect of taking over at Celtic.Petrescu told DigiSport: "I had a personal problem and had to leave, unfortunately."I can't coach for a while, after I solve my issue I will look to coach again.
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