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.
Eddie Howe 'seeks' Celtic manager advice from Brendan Rodgers as top target searches for Parkhead wisdom
dailyrecord.co.ukBrendan Rodgers ' advice over whether he should take the Celtic job. The former Bournemouth boss emerged as the Parkhead club's top target to replace Neil Lennon last month.But talks have slowed in recent weeks after the 43-year-old's camp denied he was on the brink of signing a deal.The Mirror report Howe contacted former Celtic boss Rodgers, looking for advice on potentially accepting the role.
The now Leicester City manager is likely to have given a positive endorsement of the club despite his acrimonious exit in 2019.
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