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.
Marc McNulty on the Neil Lennon Celtic connection that sealed the deal on Hibs move
dailyrecord.co.ukMarc McNulty has revaled the inspiring Neil Lennon conversation that convinced him to move to Hibs. The Celtic manager was in charge at Easter Road in January 2019, but left abruptly before the window closed.
That threw McNulty's plans into turmoil as he'd been sold on a return to Hibs after speaking to Lennon. While he did eventually make the move, the striker has revealed that Lennon was a key factor in his decision to return to Scotland.He said on the What the Falk podcast: "I spoke to Neil Lennon on the phone."He rang me and, being a Celtic fan, I'm obviously a big admirer of him."It was great to have a chat, he was brilliant on the phone."He was like: 'right, we'll let the agents and clubs sort it now, hopefully I'll see you in the
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