nationalcaps manageryears birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position managerclubs article_title
2 2 1 40 2010 -- 2014 2014 -- 25 june 1971 bolton wanderers -lrb- manager -rrb- 1987 1996 -- 2000 2000 -- 2007 2007 -- 2008 2008 -- 1989 1987 -- 1990 1990 -- 1996 1987 -- 1989 2 1 147 170 214 18 9 1 0 15 6 3 0 0 200px 1990 -- 1994 1990 1994 1994 -- 2002 neil lennon and excalibur.jpg neil lennon neil francis lennon lurgan , northern ireland northern northern ireland ireland u21 northern ireland u23 northern ireland b 5 9 561 25 0 0 0 2 manchester city manchester nottingham forest wycombe wanderers city manchester city crewe alexandra leicester city celtic midfielder celtic bolton wanderers neil lennon

neil lennon

neil francis lennon -lrb- born 25 june 1971 -rrb- is a football player and manager from northern ireland .
he was appointed as manager of football league championship club bolton wanderers in october 2014 .
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 to represent 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 .
lennon enjoyed significant success as celtic manager , winning three scottish league championships , two scottish cups and qualifying for the group stage of the champions league twice , before leaving the club in may 2014 .
