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.
Jeremie Frimpong in Celtic scare as Devante Cole's horror tackle sees Motherwell man escape a red
dailyrecord.co.ukJeremie Frimpong was lucky to avoid injury after being caught by a horrendous tackle from Motherwell's Devante Cole.The former Manchester City youth started at right-back as Neil Lennon 's side looked to bounce back from their midweek mauling by Sparta Prague.In the second half, with Celtic leading 2-0 thanks to a brace from Moi Elyounoussi, Frimpong looked to make a break down the right.Cole came across to make the challenge but caught his opponent above the knee with studs showing.The tackle sent Frimpong crumpling to the turf, with understandable fears he had suffered a serious injury.Incredibly the Motherwell man was shown only a yellow card for the tackle, with Cole perhaps fortunate that VAR has not yet been introduced in the.
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