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.
Ryan Christie's sink or swim choice that transformed Celtic star from 'skinny runt' to Neil Lennon's vital man
dailyrecord.co.ukRyan Christie would be lucky to last five minutes.But when the skinny teenager kept bouncing back up after being cemented in training, Warren knew he was a superstar in the making.And when Christie gradually became the best player there, it was clear he wouldn’t be in the Highlands for much longer.Warren – now at Exeter City – wasn’t surprised to read this week that Celtic boss Neil Lennon is eager to tie his playmaker down on a new, improved contract to scare off potential suitors.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm,.
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