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.
PSG effect hands Celtic major Champions League boost as Neymar and Co do Neil Lennon a turn
dailyrecord.co.ukParis Saint-Germain. But in an ironic twist, Hoops supporters may now feel like extending a hand of friendship towards the Qatari-owned super club.
Or maybe not. On Wednesday night Neymar and his expensively-assembled team-mates mounted a dramatic, late comeback that left Atalanta crushed.
One-nil up through Mario Pasalic, the Serie A side were stunned when first Marquinhos equalised in the 90th-minute then Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting slid in the winner deep into injury time.
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