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.
Peter Lawwell's Celtic address in full as he admits Dubai remorse but rails against 'media' claims
dailyrecord.co.ukPeter Lawwell broke his silence on the club's Dubai debacle with a video address to fans on Wednesday evening. The Parkhead chief executive issued a "profound" apology to supporters and admitted the decision to press ahead with the training camp was a mistake.
Upon returning from the UAE, Christopher Jullien's positive Covid-19 test forced 13 players plus manager Neil Lennon and assistant John Kennedy into self-isolation.
But Lawwell also moved to rebut "media" claims the whole episode had displayed arrogance and a lack of integrity on the club's part, despite large swathes of the criticism coming from Celtic 's own fanbase.
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