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 toasts the Celtic record that will eclipse Martin O'Neill as he explains UEFA's new normal
dailyrecord.co.ukMartin O’Neill.But as he prepares to surpass his old manager’s European milestone on Wednesday night, the Celtic boss insists he can only cherish it if it goes hand in hand with a precious triumph over Ferencvaros.Lennon will overtake O’Neill’s mark when he bosses Celtic on the continent for the 54th time.With another eight ties as gaffer at Hibs, only Jim McLean, Jock Stein and Walter Smith will have managed more games in Europe with Scottish clubs.It’s been quite a journey for Lennon.
There have been glorious successes and agonising lows, yet the past has gone.Sinking the dangerous Hungarians is all that matters and the only thing that can properly ensure he gets to really enjoy setting the landmark.Lennon said: “It’s been wonderful and.
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