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 sent Champions League end game warning as cocky Djurgardens star predicts shock exit
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic out of the Champions League and make it into the group stage. Neil Lennon 's side face KR Reykjavik this week in the first qualifying round in a one-off tie in Glasgow and the winners will take on either Swedish champions Djurgardens or Hungarians Ferencvaros in the next round - with that tie being played in Budapest.
However, the confident Zambian international midfielder Chilufya believes his side are so good that he's already marked them down for a place in the richest tournament in the world He said: "We will go to the Champions League group stage.
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