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 handed Champions League boost as Basel's title woe puts Hoops in strong position
dailyrecord.co.ukChampions League. Neil Lennon 's side again stand before four perilous qualifying rounds - albeit one-legged this year - before they can claim a seat at the continent's top table.
But their path to the group stage has been made that bit more straightforward by events in Switzerland that mean they will be seeded for every round they compete.FC Basel played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Lugano on Sunday that means they can no longer claim the Swiss Super League title.Winning the division would have granted Basel entry into the second qualifying round.
If they and Celtic had then progressed to the final play-off round, they would have ousted the Premiership champions as seeds.
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