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.
Scott Brown makes Celtic fitness claim as captain explains how he'll know when it's time to retire
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic captain Scott Brown jokes he'll know it's time to stop playing when his legs fall off, as he insists he's the fittest he's ever been.
The midfielder will turn 35 in June and has 700 club games under his belt, but continues to play almost every week for Neil Lennon 's side.
The veteran has already cemented his hero status with the Celtic fans and they could be seeing him in the armband for many years to come.
Brown told Sky Sports: "Everyone keeps mentioning I'm getting older and older but I'm enjoying the challenge, I still manage to keep up with the best of them."I think for me it's about trying to keep my fitness levels as high as I possibly can and trying to keep ticking out the games as long as I can."One day I think they (the
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