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.
Watch Neil Lennon's Celtic press conference as he hits back at Rene Meulensteen over Tom Rogic
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has hit back at Rene Meulensteen's claims Tom Rogic will need to leave Celtic for the sake of his international career if he doesn't get more game time.
The former Manchester United assistant is currently in a similar role with Australia and is disappointed by Rogic's lack of game time.
The midfielder has made just 22 appearances this season, with just three starts since the new year.And Meulensteen wants more from him with Rogic so important for the Australian national team.
But Celtic boss Lennon has told him to stay out of his team selection as he praised the 27-year-old for his efforts in returning from injury.
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