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.
Mohamed Elyounoussi reveals Celtic taught him a lesson the Champions League couldn't
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Celtic winger Mohamed Elyounoussi reckons taking on the school of hard knocks in Scotland set him up for Southampton success.
The Norwegian international has impressed since returning to the Premier League side, netting seven goals so far this season.
The 27-year-old spent two seasons on loan at Celtic after initially struggling to make an impact with Southampton, but has now become one of the first names on the team sheet.
Despite initially moving from Basel and playing Champions League football, he admits he wasn't tested enough physically and had to quickly adapt to Scottish football's rough-and-tumble nature.
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