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Mikel Arteta Amatriain (born 26 March 1982) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Arsenal. Arteta began his senior club career at Barcelona in 1999, but limited playing time led to a loan move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2001, where he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in his second season.
In December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta as the new head coach. [99] In a season heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Arsenal finished the league season in eighth, their lowest finish since 1994–95, but beat Chelsea 2–1 to earn a record-extending 14th FA Cup win.
On 20 December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta as the new head coach. [95] [96] Arsenal finished the 2019–20 season in eighth, their lowest finish since 1994–95, but beat Chelsea 2–1 to earn a record-extending 14th FA Cup win. [97] After the season, Arteta's title was changed from head coach to manager. [98]
In 2019, Guardiola's former City assistant manager Mikel Arteta returned to Arsenal as their new manager, replacing Unai Emery who had been sacked, although by the end of the 2021–22 season City had extended their unbeaten run against Arsenal in the League to 13 games, with Guardiola losing his first game to Arteta in a 2–0 FA Cup defeat on ...
She is married to Spanish former footballer Mikel Arteta, the current manager of Premier League football club Arsenal and former player at Everton. The couple's first child, called Gabriel, was born in Spain in 2009. Their second child, Daniel, was born in 2012, and their third child, Oliver, was also born in Spain in 2015. [4] [5]
Arteta is a Basque [1] surname that may refer to: Ainhoa Arteta (born 1964), Spanish soprano singer; Aurelio Arteta (1879–1940), Spanish painter; Inés Arteta, Argentine writer; Miguel Arteta (born 1965), American director of film and television; Mikel Arteta (born 1982), Spanish football coach and former player
On 20 December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta – who was 37 years old then and had never managed before – as the new head coach. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The 2019–20 season had been defined by a three-month lull between March and June, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ; and when it returned, it was behind closed doors .
A 4–0 win in the Premier League away at Wigan Athletic allowed Arsenal to continue their progression up the league table thanks to goals from Mikel Arteta, Thomas Vermaelen, Gervinho and Robin van Persie, before the team travelled to Athens to face Olympiacos in their final group stage match in the Champions League. With a group topping ...