Footballer and manager (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971)[2] is a football manager and former player from Northern Ireland. He is the manager[3][4] and former captain of Celtic.[5]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neil Francis Lennon [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 June 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Lurgan, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Celtic (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1987-1989 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1988 | Glenavon | ? | (1) |
1989–1990 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
1990–1996 | Crewe Alexandra | 147 | (15) |
1996–2000 | Leicester City | 170 | (6) |
2000–2007 | Celtic | 214 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | (0) |
2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
Total | ? | (26) | |
National team | |||
Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) | |
Northern Ireland U23 | 2 | (0) | |
Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) | |
1994–2002 | Northern Ireland | 40 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2010– | Celtic | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City before moving to Scottish club Celtic where he made over 200 appearances as a midfielder. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England to represent Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers.
Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals.
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Celtic | 25 March 2010 | 22 May 2014 | 227 | 159 | 29 | 39 | 70.04 |
Bolton Wanderers | 12 October 2014 | 15 March 2016 | 79 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 22.78 |
Hibernian | 8 June 2016 | 30 January 2019 | 123 | 59 | 40 | 24 | 47.97 |
Celtic | 26 February 2019 | 24 February 2021 | 110 | 77 | 17 | 16 | 70.00 |
Omonia | 8 March 2022 | 18 October 2022 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 37.93 |
Total | 568 | 324 | 120 | 124 | 57.04 |
Crewe Alexandra
Leicester City
Celtic
Nottingham Forest
Individual
Celtic
Hibernian
Omonia
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