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.
5 talking points as Celtic superstar Odsonne Edouard banks champions £10m jackpot
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon’s side won 3-1, the 10 In A Row chasers were again victorious, this time claiming a 1-0 result. Odsonne Edouard did the damage in Zinica in the second half after a rather sluggish opening 45 minutes, with the game not played in the capital because the Bosnian champions’ ground doesn’t meet UEFA requirements.
In other words, it’s a bit of a dump. There was no garbage on show from Celtic, though. The Bilino Polje Stadium is hardly some seething cauldron – where is without supporters? – but for one night only, or rather one half, it was Celtic’s own theatre of dreams as Lennon’s side banked a potential £10million by reaching the Europa League group stage.
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