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.
Neil Lennon brought Hibs his own 'aura' of success admits David Gray as caretaker blocks out permanent boss chat
dailyrecord.co.ukDavid Gray remembers vividly how Neil Lennon brought what he calls a winning “aura” to Hibs. Under the Northern Irishman the current caretaker boss captained the Easter Road side to the Championship title and back into Europe the following season.
Now the former Celtic boss is among the frontrunners for a sensational return to Leith. And while Gray admits it’s nothing to do with him whether his old manager heads back to the capital, he could sure do with a touch of the winning mentality coursing back into a side that’s won just one of their last 10 league outings.
Next up is a Premiership clash at home to Dundee this evening before managerless Hibs can finally turn their attention to Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup Final against Celtic.
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