Neil Lennon Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is an Irish former professional footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the former captain of Celtic where he was first-team coach having moved from Wycombe Wanderers on 3 April 2008. Following the appointment of Tony Mowbray as Celtic manager, Lennon's role at the club was changed. From the start of season 2009-10 he will coach the Celtic reserve side.

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After joining Manchester City as a trainee in 1989, Lennon played for Crewe and Leicester City, before moving to Celtic, in 2000 where he became a cult hero. Lennon became Celtic captain in 2005.

When his former club Leicester City sacked Craig Levein, Lennon was linked with a return to the Midlands side in a player-manager role. He went on record saying he was flattered but wanted to captain Celtic to the SPL title.

Although he was also linked with a possible move to Crystal Palace in a player/coach role in the summer of 2006, on 23 June 2006, Celtic announced he had signed a new one-year contract. Sunderland manager Roy Keane made an attempt to sign Lennon prior to the closure of the August 2006 transfer window, but his approach for the player was rejected by Celtic. On 25 April 2007, Lennon announced he would be leaving Celtic. He ended his service for the club on 26 May 2007 by captaining the team to victory in the Scottish Cup Final against Dunfermline Athletic. Celtic’s 1-0 win clinched the League and Cup Double.

Lennon was linked with the vacant manager's job at Hibernian in Edinburgh after the resignation of John Collins. However the job was given to Mixu Paatelainen. Lennon joined Nottingham Forest on a one year deal with an option for a second year on 12 June 2007. e made his Nottingham Forest debut captaining the side in a 0-0 draw at home to Bournemouth. He missed a week's training with Forest because of family reasons in Scotland and lost his place in the team as a consequence.

Lennon joined Wycombe Wanderers on 31 January 2008, leaving on 3 April 2008 to take up a coaching role with Celtic.

Neil Lennon. (2009, October 19). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:00, October 24, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neil_Lennon&oldid=320810750

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