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.
Moussa Dembele makes Celtic career admission as Neil Lennon provides Hoops injury update
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic in Lyon but insisted he’s still a huge Hoops fan. The French ace hit the net just four minutes in to his reunion with his old Parkhead pals as the Legue 1 outfit impressed in a 2-1 friendly victory.Dembele spent two goal laden seasons in Scotland and he admitted his time in Glasgow made him a man before his £20m move to Lyon.
He said: “My story at Celtic was good I think. We won titles, we won matches, we one derbies. I grew as a man and as a footballer, which is the most important thing.“All stages are important, but it is true that my time there was the first time that I went to a new dimension and I still thank the club for everything they gave me.“Celtic is a very big club, not just in Scotland, but in Europe.
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