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.
Patryk Klimala makes Celtic regret claim as Polish striker insists MLS is a BETTER standard than Scottish football
dailyrecord.co.ukPatryk Klimala feels the club may regret selling him as he tears things up across the pond for New York Red Bulls. The 23-year-old moved to Parkhead in January 2020 in a £3.5million move from Jagiellonia Bialystok but struggled to make an impression.
He appeared just four times for Neil Lennon 's side that season and after four goals in 17 games - most of which came from the bench - he was sold to MLS in the summer.
And while things didn't work out in Glasgow, the Polish youth international believes he improved in the Premiership and is now playing at a higher level.
Klimala said: "I think many people at Celtic are surely now aware how much progress I have made. "I think that in retrospect I chose well.
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