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.
Matteo Tognozzi's Celtic suitability examined as 60-page magnum opus reveals Juventus scout's painstaking work ethic
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic supporters at the moment.After the botched 10 In A Row campaign the pressure is well and truly on Neil Lennon as a growing number of fans call for his removal, even if he's already had a hand in the Parkhead rebuild with the pre-contract signing of Liam Shaw.It's set to be a summer of change throughout the club though, with long-serving CEO Peter Lawwell stepping down to be replaced by Dominic McKay.In addition there's set to be a new director of football role created, either working alongside head of recruitment Nick Hammond or replacing him.The likes of David Webb and Fergal Harkin have been linked but arguably the most intriguing suggestion is that of Matteo Tognozzi.The Italian is chief scout at Juventus and hasn't been the man.
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