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 receive shock Europa League seeding boost as incredible run of results seals top dog status
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League group stage campaign has received an unlikely boost after an incredible night of results.Neil Lennon's side needed four teams poised to be top seeds to fall out of the competition to secure their own place in pot one and that's what happened as Copenhagen, Basel, Sporting and Wolfsburg all tripped at the final hurdle.They had former foes AEK Athens to thank as their come-from- behind win against the Bundesliga side capped off a night of shocks.That means Celtic will be in pot one for Friday's draw from Nyon alongside the likes of Tottenham and Arsenal – top seeds.And the Hoops can still secure a showdown with former boss Brendan Rodgers and his Leicester side who will be seeded in pot three.Celtic were long shots to earn their.
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