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.
The Scott Brown Celtic silver lining as Neil Lennon hails his dressing room problem solver
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon looks no further than captain Scott Brown in his search for any positives from the current state of limbo at Celtic.The Hoops boss believes Scottish football’s suspension of on-field action may have some fringe benefits for the 34-year-old’s future and the chances of prolonging his career.Amid all the uncertainty and current confinement against the coronavirus at their Lennoxtown base, Lennon insists he plans to lockdown his skipper to ensure he is part of his backroom staff when the time comes for his midfield leader to hang up his boots.As Lennon attempted to put some optimistic spin on current affairs, he held up Brown as an example for the rest of his squad to follow.And he claimed the skipper’s enforced layoff could have a
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