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.
Neil Lennon bigs up Celtic and Rangers feats as boss targets extended Europa League run
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon insists Celtic’s 10th successive European group stage campaign will be a help not a hindrance to the domestic quest for 10 in a row.The Hoops boss reckons his side and Rangers both deserve huge credit for carrying the Scottish flag into the main body of European competition once again.But with so much pressure resting on the Premiership title as Celtic look to make history some reckon the intensity of Thursday-Sunday football in the months to come will take its toll.Lennon, whose side travel to face St Johnstone this weekend, disagrees.Last year they topped a group that contained Lazio, Rennes and Cluj before going on to win a ninth successive title.And he said: “I think it will be good for us.“We had it last season and it.
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