Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger (born 22 October 1949) is a French football manager. He has been managing Arsenal (1996-2018). He has won the Premier League and the FA Cup and also made it to the Champions League final.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arsène Wenger | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 October 1949||
Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender (retired) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973-1975 1975-1978 1978-1981 | Mulhouse ASPV Strasbourg Strasbourg | ||
Teams managed | |||
1984-1987 1987-1994 1995-1996 1996-2018 | Nancy-Lorraine Monaco Nagoya Grampus Arsenal | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career statistics
Club performance | League | Continental | Total | |||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
France | League | Europe | Total | |||||
1978/79 | Strasbourg | Division 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1979/80 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
1980/81 | 8 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
Country | France | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Arsène Wenger Media
Wenger's manager at RC Strasbourg, Gilbert Gress
Trading card of Wenger with Strasbourg in 1979. Issued by Panini.
Ballon d'Or winner George Weah played under Wenger at Monaco, where he won the Coupe de France.
Argentine striker Ramón Díaz came to Monaco under Wenger in 1989.
Dragan Stojković flourished under Wenger's guidance at Nagoya Grampus.
Dennis Bergkamp was a regular in Wenger's early teams.
References
- ↑ "Happy Birthday Wenger: Gunners' Legend Turns 63, Collection of Professor's Best Quotes". International Business Times. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.