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.
Who Celtic could face in Europa League playoff round as potential Red Star Belgrade showdown beckons
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League playoff round draw as they look to put their Champions League woes behind them.That painful defeat to Ferencvaros will serve as motivation to Neil Lennon's side in a bid to reach the group stage.The Hoops enjoyed some memorable nights on the continent last season, beating Lazio home and away to finish top of their group.But they've two more ties to negotiate first.Celtic will take on Riga away in the third qualifying round, after the Latvian side won their restarted clash with Tre Fiori in Friday morning.And now it's on with the show as we gear up for the playoff draw.UEFA like to keep us all guessing with their format for these occasions and this one is no different.Celtic are not among the five seeds for the draw and are.
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