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's Celtic fire burns again as viral clip captures the thunder fans have been demanding
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic boss this season. And, to be honest, it's little wonder why.His side have plummeted into crisis and he's toiled away in an attempt to somehow turn it around.There are clearly no quick fixes at Parkhead, but the embattled gaffer was at least afforded the sweet release of a victory on Thursday night.
Lennon's much-changed side, inspired by Ismaila Soro and David Turnbull, prevailed 3-2 over Lille to salvage some pride from a bruising Europa League campaign.
Call it a dead rubber, but simply getting a result and performance clearly means a lot to Lennon right now.Turnbull's late winner captured three points before the BT Sport cameras captured the manager's show of emotion on the sidelines.
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