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 Celtic rant RECAP: The reaction that followed his incredible broadside
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon. The 49-year-old has emerged from isolation and has something to say as he rounded on the many critics of the club's controversial trip to Dubai.
He confirmed a second player had tested positive a week after Christopher Jullien had and that forced 13 players and three coaching staff, including Lennon, to stay at home and miss two Premiership matches.
But during an astonishing press conference - where he claimed his club were being treated unfairly by the authorities - the Irishman turned the table of the club's detractors.He said: "I think that's remarkable and I think it totally blows out the water the way the trip, the training camp has been portrayed by certain quarters of the media, by certain pundits, and by certain.
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