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 set for Champions League seeding boost but fresh dangers emerge ahead of group stage quest
dailyrecord.co.ukChampions League qualifying as the Hoops eye a return to Europe's premier competition for the first time since 2017. Neil Lennon 's side must navigate four treacherous qualifying rounds with the first three ties being one-off contests due to the revised UEFA calendar in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But Celtic almost certainly won't face a continental rival ranked above them in the club coefficient as they battle for a spot to compete in the richest tournament in world football.
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