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 branded weakest Europa League rival as Sparta Prague boss Vaclav Kotal hits out with 'most playable' jibe
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League group after Friday's draw threw up a highly-competitive section. Current Czech First Division leaders Sparta have been handed a tough ask to make the knockouts, along with the Hoops, cash-rich Ligue 1 side Lille and Italian giants AC Milan.
Neil Lennon ’s team were handed pot one seeding after a run of fortunate results on Thursday night - but Kotal believes they represent less of a challenge than the other two sides.
Asked by Sparta’s official club website whether Lille’s pot four status meant the French club are the group's weakest side, Kotal said: “Certainly not Lille, no.“They have done very well in the French league and play a fast, athletic style of football - always in motion.
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