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 undercover Celtic revolution as ex-boss makes biting Brendan Rodgers claim
dailyrecord.co.ukGordon Strachan has hailed Manager of the Year Neil Lennon's roll of the dice to return to the Parkhead hotseat. The Irishman faced the ominous task of succeeding Brendan Rodgers in March 2019 but hasn't flinched en route to four consecutive domestic trophies and a thrilling Europa League run.
Strachan - who managed Lennon as a player - admits he was the man in the frame to be named as Scotland's finest manager for the 19/20 season.
And the 62-year-old admits his protege would have believed he was "finished" if he wasn't able to keep Celtic 's unprecedented domestic run going upon his return.
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