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.
Stephen Welsh reveals Celtic Park panic after Dubai covid crisis sent 13 stars into isolation
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic side for Monday night’s 1-1 draw with Hibs after 13 of his teammates were sent in to quarantine along with boss Neil Lennon in the wake of Christopher Jullien catching coronavirus on the disastrous Dubai trip.Celts have been slaughtered for risking a jaunt to the Middle East amid the pandemic and paid the full price with a full team being flagged up by NHS contact tracers.Coach Gavin Strachan took the makeshift side as they were caught out by a late Kevin Nisbet sucker punch by Hibs after David Turnbull looked to have earned the club some respite with a sensational late free-kick.But the Hoops are still 21 points behind Rangers – with three games in hand – and the heads are still spinning following the covid chaos.Welsh said: “It all.
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