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.
Roger Mitchell claims Celtic 'phoenix' will rise from 10 In A Row ashes as he insists collapse will BENEFIT club
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic 's Ten In A Row dream could benefit the club in the long-term. Neil Lennon 's defending champions slumped to a seemingly unassailable 19 points behind leaders Rangers after losing at Ibrox on Saturday.
Their long-awaited dream of ten successive titles now seems a distant ambition as they now need to win all three of their games in hand AND flip ten points on their rivals between now and May.Mitchell, however, said ahead of the match that no matter what the result, the future looks bright for Celtic.And while the loss of Ten In A Row is a tough pill to swallow, he reckons it may spark a much-needed rebuild at Parkhead.
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