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 reveals Dermot Desmond's Celtic decision making mindset as former boss hails 'no panic' strategy
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon.The former Hoops manager worked closely with majority shareholder Dermot Desmond during his spell as boss and reckons a key aspect of his successful as a businessman is because he ploughs his own furrow.Celtic fans have been up in arms over the team's lackluster league performance in what could have been an historic season for the club.But Strachan knows that the power broker will make a calm decision when the time is right and won't be pressured by anyone over the action he takes.
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