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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.
A statue of Herbert Chapman (1878–1934), Arsenal manager from 1925 to 1934. Arsenal Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Islington, London. The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Dial Square before it was shortly renamed to Royal Arsenal, and then Woolwich Arsenal in 1893. [1]
Many Arsenal players appeared as themselves in the film and manager George Allison was given a speaking part. [207] The book Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby was an autobiographical account of Hornby's life and relationship with football, and with Arsenal in particular.
This category is for people who have held the post of manager (or secretary-manager, as it used to be known) of Arsenal Football Club; caretaker-managers are also included. Assistant managers, coaches, trainers, physios etc. are found in Category:Arsenal F.C. non-playing staff
Cesc Fàbregas is Arsenal's youngest-ever goalscorer, and captained the side from 2008 to 2011. Per Mertesacker made 221 appearances for Arsenal and is the current Arsenal Academy manager. Mikel Arteta made 150 appearances for Arsenal and is the current manager. Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Arsenal.
The Gunners travelled to Villa Park on 18 February to play against 11th-placed Aston Villa, [308] managed by former Arsenal manager Unai Emery, who was facing his former club for the first time in the Premier League. In a six-goal thriller Arteta's side twice came from behind to win the match, while scoring twice in stoppage time.
In his post-match interview, Arsenal manager Arteta said: "We didn't deserve to lose the match. We lost the match because of the clear and obvious decisions. It's embarrassing. A disgrace." [159] [169] He continued: "It's embarrassing what happened – how this goal stands, in the Premier League – this league we say is the best in the world ...
Arsenal's first ever silverware was won as the Royal Arsenal in 1890. The Kent Junior Cup, won by Royal Arsenal's reserves, was the club's first trophy, while the first team's first trophy came three weeks later when they won the Kent Senior Cup. [7] [8] Their first national major honour came in 1930, when they won the FA Cup. [9]