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.
Hamilton Accies new boy's Celtic Scottish Premiership opener joy ahead of 'tough test'
dailyrecord.co.ukHamilton Accies new boy Callum Smith is relishing the chance to face Celtic in the opening game of the Scottish Premiership campaign.
It will be a tough test for Brian Rice and his players as they take on Neil Lennon’s side, who are gunning for their 10th straight Premiership title, with a 4.30pm kick-off.
However, the 20-year-old says he won’t be intimidated by a potential Celtic Park debut.“It doesn’t get any bigger than that; Celtic away for the first game,” he said.“It’s going to be a tough test for us but we are all looking forward to it.“For me though, it’s just another game.“It’s just another team and just another game.
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