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.
Vasilis Barkas insists Celtic move makes him one of the world's best goalkeepers
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic.And the Greek star is now determined to prove himself the best after completing his £5.5 million move from AEK Athens starting on Sunday against Hamilton Accies at the beginning of the club’s bid for Ten in a Row.Barkas completed the formalities on his four-year deal and immediately set his sights on glory domestically and in Europe.The 26-year-old, who has 10 caps for his country, feels his status has already been elevated just by the fact he has moved to join such a prestigious club.Barkas feels being the Celtic No.1 will put him in the bracket of the globe’s finest and he’s determined to prove himself worthy of the tag by justifying the faith of boss Neil Lennon.He said: “When you are the best goalkeeper at Celtic, you are.
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