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.
Furious Neil Lennon blasts Celtic critics as manager bites back at 'absolute hypocrisy' over controversial Dubai trip
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon took aim at the critics of Celtic's Dubai trip as he called out "absolute hypocrisy" over the mid-season training camp flak.
The Premiership champions flew out to the Middle East after the defeat to Rangers, having been given permission for the camp by the Scottish Government.
But assistant manager John Kennedy admitted there had been "slip-ups" in social distancing and Christopher Jullien tested positive for Covid-19 on his return.
A total of 13 other players plus Kennedy and Lennon themselves were told to self-isolate as close contacts, with another player testing positive while quarantining.
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