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.
Celtic and Rangers boost Champions League hopes as ultimate coefficient fast pass within reach
dailyrecord.co.ukChampions League place - but both will have to keep performing to ensure it happens. Neil Lennon's side took a 2-0 lead away to Lille in Group H but were pegged back in the second half to draw 2-2.
Meanwhile Rangers were put under pressure by Lech Poznan but Alfredo Morelos' 21st European goal secured a 1-0 win. The results mean that Scotland has moved up to 11th place in the UEFA coefficients, which would almost certainly guarantee an automatic group stage place for 2022-23.
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