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.
Philippe Clement to learn Rangers red card repercussion fate amid Neil Lennon parallel
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers boss Philippe Clement looks likely to escape a touchline ban after his La Manga dismissal. The Belgian was ordered from the touchline by the referee and had to watch the action from behind a fence after he voiced his displeasure for a foul on Scott Wright.
The Light Blues played two different starting XIs as they went down to Hertha Berlin in Spain thanks to a goal in the final seconds of the opening 45 minutes.
The decision to send Clement off became the main talking point from the 90-minute friendly but he should escape a touchline ban in Scotland with the Spanish FA unlikely to report the matter to the SFA say the Daily Mail.
That will mean he will take his place in the dugout as planned as the competitive action returns this weekend with the Ibrox outfit at Dumbarton in the Scottish Cup.
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