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.
West Ham. David Moyes ’ Champions League-chasing Londoners are set to travel to Glasgow for an encounter on Saturday, July 24.
Parkhead chiefs are working to unveil their successor to Neil Lennon, but are still pressing ahead with vital behind-the-scenes preparation work for the 2021/22 campaign.Celtic are due to begin their own Champions League qualification bid in the midweek preceding the proposed visit of the Hammers with the second leg of their opening Euro tie the following midweek.
Ex-Celt Moyes’ men are also chasing a place in Europe’s elite competition as they sit three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who will face Manchester City in this term’s showpiece in Istanbul.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox.
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