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 Kennedy reacts to Celtic next manager question as Eddie Howe waits in the wings
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe holding out for an offer from Parkhead. Record Sport revealed on Thursday the former Bournemouth boss has knocked back two Premier League jobs - including Sheffield United - and is the leading contender to replace Neil Lennon.
Celtic have also parted ways with head of football operations Nick Hammond after he quit to "pursue new opportunities" on Wednesday.
Interim boss Kennedy, addressing the media ahead of this weekend's Scottish Cup clash with Falkirk, was asked about a potential timeline of developments with issues such as summer transfer business to be addressed. "Recruitment was just one facet of Nick's job," he replied."He was very much across the football spectrum in terms of different areas.
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