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 issues 'new Celtic' note of caution as he pledges to take it slow with breakthrough stars
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic. But the Hoops boss insists his fringe men have breathed fire into his bid for Scottish Cup glory and to reclaim ground in the title race with Rangers.Conor Hazard, Ismaila Soro, Ewan Henderson and match-winner David Turnbull all caught the eye as the Hoops closed the Europa League campaign with a win over Lille on Thursday.It signalled a possible turning of the corner for Celtic but Lennon said: “We have been through a tough period but I am pleased we have come out the other side of it. “We are not getting carried away and saying ‘right these players are done, this is new age Celtic’.
You have to do it bit by bit. “It is a hugely exciting period. We have to chase down our rivals in the league and have a Cup Final coming up which is.
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