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.
Vasilios Barkas Celtic prediction as keeper tipped to become one of Europe's best
dailyrecord.co.ukVasilios Barkas has the abilty to become one of the best keepers in Europe - according to Greek goalkeeping legend Nikos Sarganis.
Neil Lennon closing in on a £5million swoop for AEK Athens shotstopper Barkas, who is set to be No.1 for the Premiership champions as they kick off their quest for ten-in-a-row this weekend.
The 26-year-old has spent all his career in Greece, moving to AEK from Atromitos four years ago and Barkas has attracted strong interest from clubs in Italy and Spain during his time in Athens but appears set for Celtic.
And former Olympiacos and Panathinaikos keeper Sarganis, who won 58 caps for Greece, reckons Barkas is the best goalkeeper to come out of his homeland for years.He said: "Vasilis is a keeper I like a lot..
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