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.
Virgil van Dijk's forgotten Celtic partner and the cruel twist of fate that set pair on incredibly different paths
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic by taking a giant step towards ending Liverpool’s 30-year wait for the title in tonight’s Merseyside derby. The Dutchman will head across Stanley Park to a ghostly Goodison Park where victory could see the runaway Reds crowned champions as early as tomorrow if Manchester City lose at home to Burnley.But it’s only a matter of time before Jurgen Klopp’s men will be out of reach and Van Dijk can add a Premier League winners’ medal to his Champions League gong from last season.It will continue a remarkable journey for Van Dijk, who left his homeland on this day in 2013 and crossed the North Sea to sign for Neil Lennon’s Hoops in a £2.5million move from Groningen.
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