Neil Lennon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 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. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971)[2] is a former footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the manager[3][4] and former captain of Celtic.[5]
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.
References [change]
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 367. ISBN 1852916656.
- ↑ Neil Lennon Football-Heroes
- ↑ Celtic appoint Neil Lennon as their new manager Times Online, 9 June 2010 (subscription)
- ↑ Lennon the way forward for Celtic UEFA.com, 9 June 2010
- ↑ Tony Mowbray leaves Celtic STV Sport, 25 March 2010
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