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 targets 'long' Celtic stay as he warns Rangers the title race is far from over
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic but doesn't plan on leaving until he's won it all. The Ivorian joined the Parkhead side at the start of 2020 and it took him almost a year in Scotland to find his feet.Neil Lennon gave him his chance against Lille last month, however, and he's been grasping the brass rings ever since.
Soro has become an integral part of the Celtic side and impressed against Rangers before being substituted to compensate for Nir Bitton's derailing red card.
He has the demeanour of a player loving his football, and while the 22-year-old knows he may move on down the line, he wants to kit out his trophy cabinet first.Starting with this season's Scottish Premiership - which he insists isn't gone yet despite the 19-point chasm between them and leaders.
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