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 learn potential Champions League opponents as second qualifying round throws up possible Cluj reunion
dailyrecord.co.ukChampions League. Neil Lennon 's side have been drawn against KR Reykjavik in the first round, as they bid to return to the group stages.
But things could get tough in the second round, with a reunion with Romanian champions Cluj on the cards. Dan Petrescu's side eliminated Celtic from last year's competition, before the teams were reunited in the Europa League group stages.
They face Maltese champions Floriana, and are a potential opponent in the second qualifying round.Celtic could also be drawn against Ferencvaros of Hungary or Swedish champions Djurgarden.Slovan Bratislava are another potential opponent, provided they make it past Faroese champs KI.
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