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 to Celtic latest as Scott Brown is touted for boss return
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe the next man in the hotseat. Brown took his final Parkhead game as captain on Wednesday night when the dethroned champions romped to a 4-0 win over cup high flyers St Johnstone, with caretaker boss John Kennedy still at the helm.
understands Howe’s appointment as Neil Lennon’s permanent successor remains on hold possibly until the end of the month, depending on Bournemouth’s attempt to secure a route through the play-offs and back into the Premier League.
But while the Englishman waits for his backroom team to become available, Scotland winger Forrest is already convinced that Brown is a Celtic boss in the making.
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