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's Celtic fear factor recalled as Jiri Jarosik offers 'old school' Rangers comparison
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon fear factor that drove Celtic on - but admits he prefers Rangers' style of play. The former Czech Republic international spent 18 months at Parkhead during his playing career, winning a league and Scottish Cup double in his first season.
With his old side taking on Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday, the 43-year-old gave an insight into Lennon and his methods.
Jarosik told iSport: "To put it bluntly, he was a really tough captain."He came up in what was then a rough league where the treatment of the players wasn't the best."In Glasgow the city was always divided into quarters and he went into a pub where it wasn't just Celtic fans cheering.
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