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 predicts tough Celtic Champions League test as he laments missing game-changer
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon is ready for a stern test against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros in Wednesday's Champions League qualifier.The Hoops boss has been monitoring their opponents from Budapest and was impressed with their Europa League campaign last season.Their only loss in the group stage came against Bulgarian side Ludogorets, who pipped them to second place and a crack at the knockout stage by one point, with Ferencvaros also notching an impressive away win at CSKA Moscow.They fired a warning shot by sweeping aside Djurgarden 2-0 in the first qualifying round and Lennon is ready for a battle in the one-legged home fixture, not least with his side's traditional 12th man absent from the stands again.He said: "Ferencvaros had some pretty good.
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