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.
Gordon Strachan picks the cream of his Celtic crop as he reveals Neil Lennon's over and above influence on Hoops stint
dailyrecord.co.ukGordon Strachan has cast an eye back over his Celtic spell and settled on a best XI. The former manager steered the Parkhead club to six major domestic trophies during a four-year spell in charge.He admits whittling down all the players who featured over that time was no easy task - apologising in particular to Stiliyan Petrov.
Regardless, it's a fairly formidable selection Strachan has made. He said: “I’ve pulled together a few of these ‘best of’ XIs for Paddy Power, and I’ve had to leave out some great players, some top lads.“To those of them reading and wondering where you are – I’m sorry, I hope you don’t feel offended, but it’s just a bit of fun.
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