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.
Ismaila Soro's secret Celtic fight as his agent insists lesser players would have been left 'broken'
dailyrecord.co.ukIsmaila Soro has paid an emotional tribute to the Celtic midfielder ahead of his biggest game in green and white. Deal maker Dudu Dahan has saluted the 22-year-old ahead of Saturday's blockbuster showdown with Rangers as the Hoops aim to rejuvenate their flagging title aspirations.
Soro has unseated skipper Scott Brown and the Ivorian has been a key man in the Hoops' last six wins as Neil Lennon appears to be turning things around.
But it hasn't been all plain sailing for the former Bnei Yehuda man since making joining Celtic in a £2m deal back in January as he was reduced to fleeting appearances before his big chance against Lille.
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