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.
Champions League draw LIVE as Celtic go into the hat for the first qualifying round
dailyrecord.co.ukChampions League adventure. It's the way for the Premiership champions, domestic dominance leads a long and winding road to European football's ultimate desitiantion.
But this is UCL qualifying with a difference as Neil Lennon 's side face three do-or-die showdowns before a potential two-legged playoff to reach the group stage.
And they the potential opponents list has been whittled down to four potential teams as Djurgardens, KR Reykjavik or the winners of the Linfield vs Drita tie who lie in wait.
Today's opening salvo will be followed by the draw for the second round tomorrow as Celtic plot a route to the promised land.
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