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.
Celtic's potential Europa League foes profiled as Sarajevo or Buducnost Podgorica lie in wait for Neil Lennon's side
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League playoff round.Neil Lennon 's side have been drawn against Latvian outfit Riga in round three but the path beyond has already been set.Friday's playoff draw in Nyon threw up an away tie for the Premiership champions as they look to recover from their painful Champions League exit to Ferencvaros.Sarajevo dropped into the Europa League at the same stage as Celtic, having been beaten by Dinamo Brest.Budućnost, from Montenegro, lost in the first Champions League qualifying round but have since beaten Astana to stay in Europa League contention.Celtic have faced Sarajevo only very recently.Lennon's team were drawn against the Bosnians in 2019 Champions League qualifying.The Hoops triumphed 3-1 in the away first leg before finishing.
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