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.
Callum McGregor pinpoints Celtic's Gibraltar lesson that Neil Lennon's men will use for Champions League motivation
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic are on full alert for their crunch one-off Champions League qualifiers.The Parkhead side are gearing up for their return to action and although the Premiership fixture list has yet to be revealed, the pathway in Europe has been laid out for the Hoops.Neil Lennon’s side must negotiate three 90-minute shoot-outs before a two-legged play-off to reach the group stage with the schedule curtailed due to the Covid-19 lay-off.McGregor believes there are positives to be taken from the different set-up.And having watched from the bench when Lincoln Red Imps shocked Brendan Rodgers’ team in an away leg four years ago, the playmaker insists that’s warning enough to ensure everyone is bang on it for each challenge.McGregor said: “It’s straight.
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