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Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger (born 22 October 1949) is a French former football manager and player who is currently serving as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development. He was the manager of Arsenal from 1996 to 2018, where he was the longest-serving and most successful in the club's history.
The most successful person to manage Arsenal is Arsène Wenger, who won three Premier League titles, seven FA Cups and seven Community Shields between 1996 and 2018. Wenger is the club's longest-serving manager; he surpassed George Allison 's record of 13 years in October 2009.
The FA Cup is an association football competition contested between English clubs since 1872 and is the oldest football competition in the world. [1] Winning the competition was seen as an equal achievement to winning the league championship, [2] but the growing importance of the Premier League and UEFA Champions League has seen its importance diminish. [3]
“When you get international, there's a unit team,” she said. “Someone is a unit manager, and it’s a group of people handling equipment" — fans, space heaters, random tables and extra chairs.
Wenger was "heavily involved" in the process – “even down to the kitchens” and shared ideas from his time as Nagoya Grampus manager, when the club itself was building its own training centre. [8] [9] As part of a fact-finding mission, club representatives visited other training facilities around Europe, such as Bayern Munich and Auxerre. [9]
Joe Kinnear, the first manager to win the awards consecutively, and the first to win three awards in a season. Ron Atkinson, winner in March 1995 Roy Evans was the first Liverpool manager to become Manager of the Month, winning two consecutive awards in December 1995 and January 1996. Avram Grant is the only Israeli to become Manager of the Month.
Sir Bobby Robson on Dennis Bergkamp's goal against Newcastle United in March 2002. Bergkamp with Arsenal in 2003 Bergkamp reached a personal landmark during the 2002–03 season, scoring his 100th goal for Arsenal against Oxford United in a FA Cup third-round tie on 4 January 2003. In the league, Arsenal failed to retain the championship despite having led by eight points in March 2003 ...
Arsenal would eventually select Frenchman Arsène Wenger as their next manager, but did not officially announce his appointment until September 1996, once his contract with Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight was terminated by mutual consent. [13] He became Arsenal's 19th and highest-paid manager, on a three-year, £2 million contract. [13]