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.
Odsonne Edouard's Celtic leap of faith praised as mentor predicts 'hidden qualities' will seal ultimate goal
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic hero Odsonne Edouard 's mentor believes the striker earning a call-up to France's all-star senior squad would be a "wonderful" achievement.
The 22-year-old was in brilliant form before the season was cut short amid the coronavirus pandemic - netting 28 goals in all competitions for Neil Lennon 's side.
His rousing form at club level was replicated with France's U21s - with the former Paris Saint-Germain graduate boasting an impressive strike rate of 11 goals in six appearances for Les Espoirs so far.
That success comes as no surprise to Jean-Claude Giuntini - the man who entrusted Edouard to lead the line for as France's U17 side as they secured glory in the 2015 Euro Championships.
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