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.
John Hartson names 4 next Celtic manager candidates as former star talks up the outsider he is backing
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager shortlist with two Manchester United legends among his personal contenders.Hartson reckons that Roy Keane and Mark Hughes should be among the runners and riders to replace Neil Lennon in the Parkhead hot seat.
The former Hoops striker also gave special mention to Eddie Howe, while admitting Steve Clarke would be his first pick when speaking to Off the Ball.
Keane, who has not taken on a role as manager since 2011 but was offered Parkhead job in 2014, was lauded by the Welshman. He said: "He would be well-respected among the players, he would have learned a lot in terms of what he has achieved up to now.When asked if he was concerned about Keane having not managed in a decade, he said: “No not really."He has come from an.
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