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.
Lyon 0 Celtic 0 LIVE score and goal updates from the Veolia trophy clash in France
dailyrecord.co.ukMoussa Dembele 's Lyon in their second pre-season friendly. Neil Lennon 's side drew 1-1 with Nice in the first match of the Veolia trophy, with Patryk Klimala equalising after Kasper Dolberg's wonder strike.
Tonight it's the hosts they face at the Groupama Stadium, with the French side warming up for huge games with Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus in August.Celtic will be without Leigh Griffiths, who has been left at home to work on his fitness, but otherwise have a full team available.
French Under-21 international Odsonne Edouard will be looking to impress, with both he and Dembele looking to force their way into Didier Deschamps' senior team for Euro 2020.
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