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.
Ryan Christie reveals Celtic's 'personal vendetta' against Sparta Prague as he plots revenge
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic got it badly wrong the first time and now they’re driven to make it right.The club are heading to the Czech Republic for tomorrow’s Europa League clash against Sparta Prague aiming to win points in the section.Perhaps even more importantly though it’s all about winning back their pride.Twenty short days ago Neil Lennon and his team hit their lowest point of the campaign when they were trounced 4-1 on their own turf by the Czechs.Christie insists the defeat hurt the entire squad and that motivation could not be higher as they head out on a revenge mission.He said: “We’ve got a bit of a personal vendetta about the way the game went at Parkhead.
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