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 in Christopher Jullien defence as Celtic boss makes 'valuable point' claim
dailyrecord.co.ukChristopher Jullien 's form, as he predicted the draw with Kilmarnock may prove to be a "valuable point". The Frenchman was at fault for Killie's goal in the 1-1 draw, conceding a penalty for a foul on Nicke Kabamba.
The striker gave the Celtic centre-back a torrid afternoon, but Lennon isn't too concerned by the Frenchman's performance. He said on Sky Sports: "It's poor, but Chris will get better as the season goes on.
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