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 set for Europa League switch but Sarajevo venue change offers home comforts
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League playoff tie against Sarajevo won't actually be played in the city - and the visitors should feel right at home after a venue change.
Neil Lennon 's side face a one-off tie in Bosnia to make it to the group stages of the competition, having defeated Riga in the third qualifying round.
But the Premiership champions won't actually be playing in the capital, as UEFA rules have forced a change of venue. The Stadium Asim Ferhatović - Hase doesn't meet the standards for the tie so, as with with the game against Buducnost Podgorica the game will be moved to Zenica, about an hour north-west of the capital.
And Scott Brown and co should feel right at home because the stadium is home to a team named Čelik. Admittedly the name, which is.
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