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.
Marian Shved leaves Celtic as outcast winger seals Mechelen loan deal with option to buy
dailyrecord.co.ukMarian Shved has secured a temporary Parkhead exit after joining KV Mechelen on a season-long loan deal. The 24-year-old winger has endured a torrid time in Glasgow - featuring only twice under Neil Lennon last season.
Shved was strongly linked with Ferencvaros last month but has plumped for a switch to the Belgian top flight as he looks to reignite his stuttering career.His father, Vasily, gave his son the big sell earlier this year and believes Marian still "has a great future ahead of him", despite failing to make an impact since his £1m switch from Karpaty Lviv.
Shved follows fellow outcast Vakoun Bayo out the door as the Premiership champions move on another player who has struggled to adapt to life at Parkhead.
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