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Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger (born 22 October 1949) is a French football manager. He most famously managed Arsenal from 1996 to 2018. He won the Premier League and the FA Cup and also made it to the Champions League final.

Arsène Wenger
File:Arsene Wenger JHayes (cropped).jpg
Wenger in 2012
Personal information
Full nameArsène Charles Ernest Wenger
Date of birth22 October 1949 (aged 76)
Place of birthStrasbourg, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1963–1969FC Duttlenheim
1969–1973Mutzig
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1973Mutzig
1973–1975Mulhouse56(4)
1975–1978ASPV Strasbourg
1978–1981RC Strasbourg11(0)
Total67+(4+)
Teams managed
1984–1987Nancy
1987–1994Monaco
1995–1996Nagoya Grampus Eight
1996–2018Arsenal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Playing statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mutzig 1969–70 CFA —
1970–71 CFA —
1971–72 Division 3 —
1972–73 Division 3 3 1 — 3 1
Total 3 1 — 3 1
Mulhouse 1973–74 Division 2 25 2 — 25 2
1974–75 Division 2 31 2 — 31 2
Total 56 4 — 56 4
ASPV Strasbourg 1975–76 Promotion d'Honneur 3 1 — 3 1
1976–77 Division d'Honneur 5 0 — 5 0
1977–78 Division 3 —
Total 8 1 — 8 1
RC Strasbourg 1978–79 Division 1 2 0 1[a] 0 3 0
1979–80 Division 1 1 0 1 0
1980–81 Division 1 8 0 1 0 — 9 0
Total 11 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
Career total 67 4 12 2 1 0 80 6
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Cup

Managerial statistics

As of 13 May 2018[2][4]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D[nb 1] L Win %
Nancy 1 July 1984 1 July 1987 114 33 30 51 28.9
Monaco 1 July 1987 17 September 1994 266 130 53 83 48.9
Nagoya Grampus Eight[6] 1 February 1995 30 September 1996 87 49 4 34 56.3
Arsenal 1 October 1996 13 May 2018 1,235 707 280 248 57.2
Total 1,702 919 367 416 54.0

Honours

Player

Mutzig[7][8]

  • Coupe d'Alsace: 1971

Vauban[8]

RC Strasbourg[9]

Manager

File:GoldInvinciblesTrophy.jpg
The Premier League commissioned a unique gold trophy to commemorate Arsenal's achievement of winning the 2003–04 league unbeaten. Wenger was given the trophy as a parting gift from the club after his last home game as manager on 6 May 2018.[10]

Monaco

Nagoya Grampus

Arsenal

Individual

Orders

Arsène Wenger Media

  • Gilbert Gress, 1980.jpg

    Wenger's manager at RC Strasbourg, Gilbert Gress

  • Arsène Wenger (1979, RC Strasbourg).jpg

    Trading card of Wenger with Strasbourg in 1979. Issued by Panini.

  • Arsène Wenger, 1980, 2.jpg

    Wenger as a Strasbourg player in 1980

  • 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.

  • Arsenal Stadium interior West Stand.jpg

    Wenger's unveiling took place at Highbury in September 1996.

  • Dennis Bergkamp.jpg

    Dennis Bergkamp was a regular in Wenger's early teams.

  • Arsene Wenger.JPG

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and in the background, Arsenal first team coach Boro Primorac

  • Arsene Wenger.jpg

    Wenger in training with Arsenal in 2009

Notes

  1. ↑ At the time of Wenger's tenure in Japan, the result of a J-League match could not be a draw. In the event of scores being level at the end of 90 minutes, matches would be decided by extra time and penalties.[5]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arsène Wenger at FootballDatabase.eu
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  9. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  10. ↑ Arsenal award departing manager Arsene Wenger golden 'Invincibles' trophy. BT Sport. 6 May 2018. http://sport.bt.com/football/arsenal-award-departing-manager-arsene-wenger-golden-invincibles-trophy-S11364269108893. Retrieved 9 May 2018. 
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  14. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  15. ↑ Wenger secures LMA award. BBC Sport. 18 May 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3723881.stm. Retrieved 28 May 2009. 
  16. ↑ Wenger at the Double. BBC Sport. 8 December 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/special_events/sports_personality_2002/2542591.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
  17. ↑ BBC Sports Personality: The winners. BBC Sport. 12 December 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/4085337.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
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  21. ↑ Gibson, John (20 October 2006). Wor Jackie joins the Hall of Fame. Newcastle. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Wor+Jackie+joins+the+Hall+of+Fame.-a0151122816. Retrieved 16 December 2012. 
  22. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  23. ↑ Wenger voted World Coach of the Decade. Arsenal F.C. 10 January 2011. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsene-wenger-voted-world-coach-of-the-decade. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  24. ↑ Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez wins Player of the Year at inaugural Facebook Football Awards. Premier League. 26 May 2015. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenals-alexis-sanchez-wins-player-5766579. Retrieved 14 August 2015. 
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  27. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  28. ↑ Rowan, Kate (19 February 2019). Jose Mourinho names Arsene Wenger 'one of the best managers in football history' in awards tribute. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2019/02/19/jose-mourinho-names-arsene-wenger-one-best-managers-football/. 
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  31. ↑ "Moore heads honours roll call". BBC News. 14 June 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2988090.stm. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
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  34. ↑ Weah honours former coaches Wenger and LeRoy. https://guardian.ng/sport/weah-honours-former-coaches-wenger-and-leroy/. Retrieved 25 August 2018. 
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