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 are now gearing up for a nightmare run of fixtures that could make or break their season.Saturday saw Neil Lennon's side comfortably beaten on their own patch by Rangers, who won back-to-back games at Parkhead for the first time in 25 years.That leaves Steven Gerrard's men four points clear at the top of the table as they look to stop Celtic making it 10 In A Row.The reigning champions do have a game in hand to play but it comes in the middle of what would be a season-defining run of fixtures.Both at home and in Europe they face ten tough tests that could see Lennon turn things around - or pile even more pressure on him.The seven-time European champions visit Celtic Park on Thursday night for the opening game of Europa League.Milan.
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