Arsène Wenger
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Sweeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Arsenal (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1969 | FC Duttlenheim | ||
| 1969–1973 | AS Mutzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1973–1975 | Mulhouse | 56 | (4) |
| 1975–1978 | ASPV Strasbourg | 80 | (20) |
| 1978–1981 | RC Strasbourg | 11 | (0[1]) |
| Total | 147 | (24) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984–1987 | Nancy-Lorraine | ||
| 1987–1994 | Monaco | ||
| 1995–1996 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
| 1996– | Arsenal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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As a manager, Wenger achieved greater triumph and recognition. Despite an unsuccessful period at AS Nancy-Lorraine – culminating in his dismissal after the club's relegation from the First Division in 1987, Wenger won the league championship with AS Monaco the following season. In 1991, he guided the club to victory in the Coupe de France but failure to regain the domestic championship in later seasons led to Wenger departing Monaco by mutual consent at the beginning of the 1994–95 season. He briefly coached Japanese J. League side Nagoya Grampus Eight, winning the Emperor's Cup and the Japanese Super Cup.
It was at Arsenal that Wenger made a name for himself. In 1998, he became the first manager born outside of Britain to win the league and cup double and replicated the achievement in 2002. In 2004, Wenger became the only manager in Premier League history to go through an entire season undefeated, a run which ended at 49 matches. His tenure also brought the club their first appearance in a Champions League final at Paris in 2006. Wenger is the club's longest serving manager and most successful on trophies alone as of 2012.
Wenger is widely regarded as one of the world's best managers.[3][4] He has been dubbed a "miracle worker" by former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein for achieving consistency with minimal resources.[5] Wenger is often credited for revolutionising the state of English football throughout the late 1990s, in spite of his contentious recruitment policy and lack of discipline shown from his earlier Arsenal teams.[6] The nickname Le Professeur was given to him by his former Arsenal players and is still used by fans and the British media today, reflecting his astute and forward thinking approach.[7]
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Early life
The son of Alphonse and wife Louise Wenger, Wenger was born on 22 October 1949 in Strasbourg, Alsace. He was raised in the village of Duttlenheim, 13 miles south west of his birthplace along with his older sister and brother, Guy.[8] Wenger's parents owned an automobile spare-parts business, as well as a bistro titled La Croix d'Or. Reflecting later on his upbringing in an address to the League Managers Association in 2009, Wenger said:Wenger was introduced to football by his father, the manager of the village team.[10] As a young boy he was taken to see games in Germany, where he held an affection for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[10] As Alsace was an area steeped in religion, Wenger and the village boys were raised Catholic and often needed to seek permission from the priest to miss vespers – evening prayers in order to play football.[11] Because the population of Duttlenheim was small, fielding a team of eleven players of equal ages proved difficult. Wenger as a result did not play team football until the age of twelve.[12]There is no better psychological education than growing up in a pub because when you are five or six years old, you meet all different people and hear how cruel they can be to each other. From an early age you get a practical, psychological education to get into the minds of people. It is not often that a boy of five or six is always living with adults in a little village. I learned about tactics and selection from the people talking about football in the pub – who plays on the left wing and who should be in the team.[9]
Playing career
Wenger spent much of his youth playing football and organizing matches at the village team, FC Duttlenheim.[12] He made the first team at age 16 and was subsequently recruited to nearby third division club AS Mutzig by the team's manager Max Hild, who would go on to become his mentor, advising Wenger on managerial decisions later in his career and whose team had been noted for playing the "best amateur football" in Alsace.[13] Wenger's playing career was modest. He played as a defender for various amateur clubs, while studying at the Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion of University of Strasbourg, where he completed a master's degree in 1971.[14] Staying on as an amateur, Wenger realised the importance and usefulness of speaking English in his studies and enrolled on a three-week language course in Cambridge.[14]Wenger turned professional in 1978, making his debut for RC Strasbourg against Monaco.[15] He only made twelve appearances for the team, including two as they won the Ligue 1 title in 1978–79, and played once in the UEFA Cup in the same season. In 1981, he obtained a manager's diploma and was appointed the coach of the club's youth team.[16]
Managerial career
Nancy-Lorraine: 1984–1987
After completing his managerial diploma in Paris, Wenger joined AS Cannes as assistant manager in 1983.[17] A year later he was offered his first senior job at Nancy-Lorraine by Aldo Platini (father of Michel) which he accepted.[17] In his first season Nancy finished 11th in the league, four places higher than in the previous campaign.[17] The club however ended the 1985–86 season in 18th position and won a play-off match to avoid relegation.[17] In Wenger's final season in charge, Nancy finished 19th and were relegated to the second tier of French football (now Ligue 2).[17] Platini in later years defended the appointment of Wenger, stating "It wasn't [his] fault. He had no money to spend with us".[17]Monaco: 1987–1994
Before he took up the reins at the club, Wenger identified several players to build his desired team.[18] Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Glenn Hoddle – granted a free transfer and Patrick Battiston, out of contract at Bordeaux were drafted in.[18] Striker Mark Hateley joined from AC Milan and was encouraged to hear his fellow Englishman Hoddle would be playing with him.[19] Wenger won the league in his debut season at Monaco and finished six points ahead of Bordeaux, losing the same number of matches in the championship. Despite scoring more goals in 1988–89 largely due to the purchase of Liberian striker George Weah, Monaco failed to retain the league – finishing third behind Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain respectively. The club reached the final of the Coupe de France in the same season but lost 4–3 to Marseille.[20]
Monaco again finished third in 1989–90, with striker Ramón Díaz scoring 15 goals in his first season at the club. Wenger resolved to integrate more youth into the first team, signing 23-year old Youri Djorkaeff from Strasbourg and promoting Lilian Thuram and Emmanuel Petit from the reserve set up.[21][22] Monaco ended the championship season as runners-up but beat league winners Marseille in the Coupe de France final through a last minute goal from substitute Gérald Passi.[20] In 1991–92, Wenger led Monaco to second place for the second successive season and lost the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup Final 2–0 to Werder Bremen.[23] In spite of acquiring the service of German midfielder Jürgen Klinsmann, the club struggled to regain the championship, concluding the subsequent seasons in third and ninth positions. Monaco did reach the semi-finals of the Champions League in 1993–94 but lost to eventual winners AC Milan.[24] Wenger's reputation grew as a result of the run in Europe, with Bayern Munich in particular wanting him as their next manager.[22] Monaco refused to let him leave and Wenger chose not to walk out of the club but a poor start to the 1994–95 season meant he was dismissed on 17 September 1994, with the team lying in 17th spot in the table.[8][25]
In 2001, Wenger cited that bribery and corruption in the French game had influenced his decision to leave his native country.[22] Marseille, who enjoyed a period of dominance in French football throughout the early 1990s were found guilty of match fixing and subsequently banned from defending their Champions League title in 1993. The club furthermore were relegated to Ligue 2, the second division and president Bernard Tapie was jailed for two years for his part in bribing three Valenciennes players before Marseille's championship decider.[22]
Nagoya Grampus Eight: 1995–1996
In January 1995, Wenger joined Japanese J. League team Nagoya Grampus Eight.[26] It was there he hired former Valenciennes manager Boro Primorac, whom he had met during the 1993 match-fixing scandal involving Olympique de Marseille, as his assistant. Wenger fully supported the Bosnian manager when he successfully attempted to clear himself from any wrongdoing. Primorac would remain Wenger's 'right-hand man' for years to come, a position he still holds today.[27]Wenger enjoyed a successful 18-month stint with the club winning the national cup competition, the Emperor's Cup. In his final season he took Nagoya Grampus from the bottom three to runners-up position in the league, its best showing until 2010, where his former protegé Dragan Stojković led the club to its first title, citing Wenger's positive influence and continued advice throughout the season.[28][29] His success at the club led to him winning the J. League Manager of the Year award in 1995, the first foreign manager to do so.[30]
Arsenal: 1996–present
By then Wenger had become a close friend of Dein – the vice-chairman of Arsenal, whom he had met during a match between Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers in 1988.[31] After the departure of Bruce Rioch in August 1996, Gérard Houllier, the then technical director of the French Football Federation advised Dein to consider Wenger as the club's managerial replacement.[32] Despite the bookmakers installing former Barcelona player and manager Johan Cruyff as the favourite to take over from Rioch,[33] Arsenal confirmed Wenger's appointment on 30 September 1996,[34] with him officially starting work the following day. Wenger was Arsenal's first manager born outside of the British Isles. Though he had previously been touted as a potential technical director of the Football Association,[35] Wenger was a relative unknown in English football, with the Evening Standard newspaper greeting his appointment under the headline 'Arsene Who?'.[36]
At first, I thought: What does this Frenchman know about football? He
wears glasses and looks more like a schoolteacher. He’s not going to be
as good as George [Graham]. Does he even speak English properly?
Arsenal captain Tony Adams.[37]
In his second season, Arsenal won the Premier League and FA Cup, completing the second league and cup double in the club's history.[44] The team, written off by many journalists after losing 1–3 at home to Blackburn Rovers[45] had made up a twelve-point deficit on Manchester United in the final nine weeks of the season and secured the league title with two games to spare. The success was built on the inherited defence consisting of Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Nigel Winterburn, Lee Dixon and Martin Keown who kept seven consecutive clean sheets between January and March 1998. Striker Dennis Bergkamp and a blend of Wenger's new signings, Emmanuel Petit as a partner for Patrick Vieira, winger Marc Overmars and teenage striker Nicolas Anelka also flourished.[46][38][39][46]
The following few seasons were comparatively barren with a series of near misses. In 1998–99 the club failed to retain the league title, losing out to Manchester United by a single point on the final day of the season.[47] United also eliminated Arsenal in extra time after a goal from Ryan Giggs in a FA Cup semi-final.[48] A year later, Arsenal lost the UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray on penalties[49] and in 2001 were beaten by Liverpool in the FA Cup final having dominated the majority of the match.[50] The trophy drought coincided with Wenger being linked to a coaching move to Barcelona.[51] He however agreed a new four-year contract in July 2001, after giving the Arsenal board assurances over his commitment to the club.[52] Wenger made no fewer than six signings in the summer, including the controversial arrival of Tottenham defender and former captain Sol Campbell on a free transfer and midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst from Rangers as a replacement for Petit.[53][54] Fredrik Ljungberg, Thierry Henry and Robert Pirès – bought in during preceding transfer windows had now established themselves into the first team.[55][56][57]
Arsenal extended their good form into the 2002–03 season, overhauling Nottingham Forest's top-flight record of 22 league matches without defeat and equalled Manchester United's Premier League total of 29 matches unbeaten—they eclipsed the feat after beating Sunderland 3–1 in October 2002.[61] The team's impressive run led to Wenger declaring in an interview to the Daily Mirror that Arsenal could go the entire season unbeaten.[62] The team however lost to Everton – their first league defeat in over 10 months but ascended into an eight point lead over rivals Manchester United by March 2003. In the final weeks of the season, United overhauled the Gunners as Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead against Bolton Wanderers to draw 2–2[63] and then lost at home 2–3 to Leeds United.[64] Wenger was compensated with a 1–0 win over Southampton in the FA Cup final, becoming the first manager since Keith Burkinshaw to retain the trophy.[65]
In 2003–04, Arsenal made history by winning the Premier League title without a single defeat – a feat last achieved by Preston North End in the 1888–89 season.[66][67] Wenger, who was derided for suggesting that it was possible for Arsenal to go unbeaten later reflected that his comments were "a season too early".[68] Arsenal's run of 49 league games unbeaten came to an end with a 2–0 defeat at Manchester United on 24 October 2004.[69] The team enjoyed another relatively strong league campaign but finished second to Chelsea, who ended the season 12 points in front.[70] Consolation again came in the FA Cup in 2005, Arsenal defeating Manchester United on penalties after a scoreless final.[71]
The departure of Dein in April 2007 and club captain Henry two months later led to uncertainty over Wenger's position as manager prior to the 2007–08 season.[76] In September 2007, Wenger signed a new three-year extension at Arsenal insisting that he remained committed to "the club of my life".[77] Arsenal made an impressive start in the league, losing once at the turn of the year and became the first team to reach 60 points in February 2008.[78] A career threatening injury to striker Eduardo against Birmingham City on 23 February 2008 led to Wenger calling for a permanent football ban on tackler Martin Taylor, a comment he later retracted.[79] A run of three consecutive draws in March ensured first Manchester United and subsequently Chelsea to overhaul Arsenal at the top of the league table, ending the season in third position.[80]
Player departures in the summer; notably Mathieu Flamini, Gilberto Silva and Alexander Hleb to AC Milan, Panathinaikos and Barcelona respectively resulted in Arsenal making a troubling start in 2008–09. In spite of going 21 matches without defeat in all competitions which secured fourth position in the league and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League and FA Cup, Wenger was subject to open criticism from Arsenal fans – something he alluded to as like being a murderer.[81] Arsenal finished third in the league the following season and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Barcelona. The performance of striker Lionel Messi in particular prompted Wenger to call him "the best player in world", comparing the footballer to a 'PlayStation'.[82]
In August 2010, Wenger signed a further three-year contract to continue his managerial career at Arsenal.[83] Arsenal were on course for a quadruple trophy haul in 2010–11 before a collapse to Birmingham City in the League Cup Final following a mix-up in the Arsenal defence.[84][85] This was followed by a run of just two wins in eleven Premier League games to take them from title contenders to a fourth place finish, as well as exits in FA Cup and Champions League at the hands of Manchester United and Barcelona respectively.[86][87]
At the start of the 2011–12 season, Arsenal sold star talents Cesc Fàbregas and Samir Nasri.[88] Suspensions and injuries left an understrength team to face Manchester United at Old Trafford on 29 August 2011, with the result ending 8–2, Arsenal's worst defeat for 115 years.[89] Sir Alex Ferguson in his post match comments defended Wenger from increasing criticism,[90] as some lambasted the Frenchman for refusing to pay big money to bring established stars to the club.[91]
Approach and philosophy
In England, Wenger is regarded for underlining the importance of good nutrition by reforming the players' training and dietary regimes. He brought in dieticans to explain the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and acquired the help of Philippe Boixel, an osteopath for the France national football team to work on the realignment of the players' bodies every month.[103] The innovations had a desirable effect on the team as it prolonged the careers of several overaged players.[103]
At Monaco, Wenger earned a reputation for unearthing young talent.[104] He brought Liberian George Weah,[105] who later became FIFA World Player of the Year with Milan from Cameroonian side Tonnerre Yaoundé, and Nigerian Victor Ikpeba, who later became African Player of the Year from R.F.C. de Liège. The former while receiving his award from FIFA president João Havelange and vice-president Lennart Johansson invited Wenger up to the stage and spontaneously gave his medal to the manager as a token of his appreciation.[106] Throughout his managerial career at Arsenal, Wenger has signed relatively unknown and inexperienced players such as Patrick Vieira,[39] Cesc Fàbregas,[107] Robin van Persie[108] and Kolo Touré,[109] helping their transition to become familiar names in European football. He has also helped a few of his veterans rejuvenate their careers, particularly at Arsenal. Dennis Bergkamp, signed a year before Wenger's arrival reached his peak in the 1997–98 season – scoring 22 goals and creating 15 assists. Wenger also helped his former protégé at Monaco, Thierry Henry develop into a striker, who subsequently became Arsenal's all-time top scorer and captain Tony Adams who he stood by after admitting his battle with alcoholism in 1996.[110]
Although Wenger has made some big-money signings for Arsenal, his net transfer record is far superior to other leading Premier League clubs. A survey in 2007 found he was the only Premier League manager to have made a profit on transfers,[111] and between 2004 and 2009, Wenger made an average profit of £4.4 million per season on transfers, far more than any other club.[112][113] A notable example was the purchase of Nicolas Anelka from Paris Saint-Germain for only £500,000[114] and his subsequent sale to Real Madrid just two years later for £23.5 million.[115] This enabled Wenger to buy three players, Henry,[56] Robert Pirès,[57] and Sylvain Wiltord, who all played significant roles for the first team in the early 2000s. The sale also helped the club fund for it's new training centre at London Colney.[116] Notably in 2005–06, the Arsenal 'makeshift' defence, which set a new record after going 10 consecutive games without conceding a goal in the Champions League cost the club less than £5 million to assemble.[117]
Wenger is a stern advocate of financial fair play in football.[118] He has criticised the long term approach of other clubs, namely Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid for paying excessive transfer fees on players to achieve instant success – something he refers to as 'financial doping'.[119] He is in favour of "common sense and good management".[120]
Foreigners at Arsenal
Several English players have started their careers at Arsenal under Wenger, including David Bentley, Steve Sidwell, Jermaine Pennant, Matthew Upson, and perhaps most notably Ashley Cole, while young English talent such as Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs and Jack Wilshere, still build careers at the club. However, Wenger has often been criticised by other Premier League managers for not fielding many British players. In a league match against Crystal Palace on 14 February 2005, Arsenal fielded a 16-man squad that featured no British players—the first time in the club's history.[121] In March 2006, West Ham United's former manager Alan Pardew said that Arsenal's Champions League success was "not necessarily a triumph for British football".[122] Wenger saw the issue of nationality as irrelevant and said, "When you represent a club, it's about values and qualities, not about passports", also implying that there was a racial aspect to what Pardew had said. In response, Pardew said that, "A manager who is married to a Swede and has signed players from all over the world cannot be called racist."[123]Other pundits including Trevor Brooking, the director of football development at The Football Association, have defended Wenger. Brooking has stated that a lack of English players in "one of England's most successful clubs" was more of a reflection of England's talent pool itself rather than Wenger,[124] an opinion subsequently shared by many others, such as youth team coach and ex-Liverpool player Craig Johnston.[125]
Team indiscipline and fair play
Wenger's early Arsenal sides were often criticised for their indiscipline, receiving 73 red cards between 1996 and 2008.[126] However, in both 2004 and 2005, Wenger's Arsenal won the Premier League's Fair Play League tables for sporting behaviour[127][128] and almost repeated the feat in 2006, finishing second.[129] Their record as one of the most sporting clubs in the division continued up to 2009 with the club always a feature in top four of the Fair Play table.[130][131][132] Wenger's team again topped the fair play table for the 2009–10 season.[133]In February 1999, Wenger offered Sheffield United a replay of their FA Cup fifth round match immediately after the match had finished, due to the controversial circumstances in which it was won.[134] Arsenal's winning goal, scored by Marc Overmars, had resulted from Kanu failing to return the ball to the opposition after it had been kicked into touch to allow Sheffield United's Lee Morris receive treatment for an injury.[135] Arsenal went on to win the replayed match 2–1.[136][137]
Plaudits and awards
When you spend so long with one club, you are bound to take a
severe battering some time. His record is brilliant. People should
remember that he has overseen the construction of a 60,000-seater
stadium while keeping his team at the highest level.
Dein described Wenger as the most important manager in the club's history: "Arsene's a miracle worker. He's revolutionized the club. He's turned players into world-class players. Since he has been here, we have seen football from another planet."[143] Similar sentiments have been expressed by his fellow peers and former players, most notably from Alex Ferguson,[144] Pep Guardiola,[145] Patrick Vieira[146] and Brian Clough, who described Wenger as a "top, top manager"[147] after surpassing his Nottingham Forest side's record of 42 matches unbeaten. Additionally, Wenger's transfer strategy has been praised by American baseball manager Billy Beane, who regards the manager as an 'idol' for him.[148]
Wenger was awarded France's highest decoration, the Légion d'Honneur, in 2002[149] and in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2003, he along with fellow Frenchman Gérard Houllier were awarded honorary OBE's for their services to British football.[2] In recognition of a decade at Arsenal, Wenger became the second foreign manager after Italian-born Dario Gradi to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006.[150] Furthermore, a commissioned bronze bust of Wenger, similar to the earlier version of Herbert Chapman was unveiled as a tribute to him by the board of directors of Arsenal, at the club's AGM on 18 October 2007.[151]
In January 2011, it was announced that Wenger was voted World Coach of the Decade by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.[152] The organization aggregated the results from each year of the decade, and Wenger had narrowly beaten Alex Ferguson and José Mourinho for the honour.[153]
Relations with others
Wenger's relations with his fellow football managers and officials have not always been genial. He is well known for his rivalry with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Beginning in 1997, the dispute reached its culmination in the infamous "Pizzagate"[154][155] incident at Old Trafford in October 2004 after a controversial penalty resulted in a 2–0 defeat, ending Arsenal's 49 game unbeaten Premier League run. After the match, a member of the Arsenal side allegedly threw food at the opposition in the tunnel.[156] Wenger was fined £15,000 for calling United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy "a cheat" in a post-match television interview. He was later fined for again calling van Nistelrooy a cheat, demonstrating that he firmly believed his claim.[157] Both managers have since agreed to tone down their words in an attempt to defuse the rivalry.[158]During October and November 2005, Wenger became embroiled in a war of words with then Chelsea manager José Mourinho. Mourinho accused Wenger of having an "unprofessional obsession" with Chelsea, labeling Wenger a "rat"[159] and "voyeur".[160] Mourinho was quoted as saying, "He's worried about us, he's always talking about us – it's Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea".[160] Wenger responded by pointing out he was only answering journalists' questions about Chelsea, and described Mourinho's attitude as "disrespectful".[161] Mourinho has since been quoted as saying that he regrets the "voyeur" comment to which Wenger has accepted his apology.[162]
Wenger has made controversial statements regarding referees when decisions do not go in his team's way. He has often tried to defend his players when involved in controversial incidents on the field by saying that he has not seen the incident; this is an option Wenger says he resorts to when there is no "rational explanation" to defend him, and that he has the player's best interests in mind.[163][164] In August 2000, he was charged with "alleged threatening behaviour and physical intimidation" towards fourth official Paul Taylor after Arsenal's 1–0 defeat at Sunderland on the opening day of the 2000–01 season.[165] A FA disciplinary commission found Wenger guilty, carrying a 12-week touchline ban and a fine of four weeks' salary.[166] He successfully appealed the ban but was reprimanded and fined £10,000 for his actions.[167] Following the 2007 Football League Cup Final, he called a linesman a 'liar', leading to an investigation by The Football Association,[168] a fine of £2500 and a warning.[169] In March 2011, Wenger was charged with improper conduct by UEFA over comments made to referee Massimo Busacca after his team's defeat to Barcelona.[170] He was fined €10,000 and suspended for one UEFA club competition match which extended to a further two games after he found guilty over communicating with Arsenal's bench while serving a touchline ban against Udinese.[171][172]
Personal life
Wenger is married to former basketball player Annie Brosterhous, with whom he has one daughter, Léa[8] (born 1997), and lives in Totteridge, London.[6][13] Away from managerial duties, he is a football consultant for French television station TF1.[173] Wenger is also a world brand ambassador for Nike Football and FIFA World Cup sponsor Castrol.[174][175] As part of the latter's arrangement, he has conducted several training camps for international youth teams worldwide, as well as advising and providing input to the Castrol Performance Index, FIFA's official ratings system, used for gauging player ratings at official FIFA tournaments ever since the system's inception.[176][177] Wenger is also renowned for being multilingual; in addition to speaking fluent French, German and English, he commands some Italian, Spanish and Japanese.[178][179]Wenger has also authored a book on football management exclusively for the Japanese market, Shōsha no Spirit (勝者のエスプリ Shōsha no Esupuri, lit. The Spirit of Conquest in English and L'esprit conquérant in French), published by Japan Broadcast Publishing (a subsidiary of NHK) in September 1997, in which he highlights his managerial philosophy, ideals and values, as well as his thoughts on Japanese football and the game as a whole.[13][180]
In 2007, Wenger had an asteroid, 33179 Arsènewenger, named after him[181] by the astronomer Ian P. Griffin, who states Arsenal as his favourite football club.[182]
Statistics
Player
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1978–79 | Strasbourg | Division 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979–80 | 1 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | 8 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| Total | France | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Manager
- As of 5 May 2012.[183]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D[nb 1] | L | Win % | |||||
| Nancy-Lorraine | 1984 | 1987 | 114 | 33 | 30 | 51 | 28.95 | ||
| Monaco | 1987 | 17 September 1994 | 266 | 130 | 53 | 83 | 48.87 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1995 | 1996 | 56 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 67.86 | ||
| Arsenal | 1 October 1996 | Present | 900 | 513 | 215 | 172 | 57.00 | ||
| Total | 1,336 | 714 | 298 | 324 | 53.44 | ||||
- Note
- ^ 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.
Honours
Player
Strasbourg
Winner:Manager
Monaco
Winner:- Ligue 1 (1): 1987–88
- Coupe de France (1): 1990–91
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1991–92
- Ligue 1 (3): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93
Nagoya Grampus
Winner:- Emperor's Cup (1): 1995
- J-League Super Cup (1): 1996
Arsenal
Winner:- FA Premier League (3): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04
- FA Cup (4): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
- Charity Shield / FA Community Shield (4): 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004
- Premier League (5): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
- FA Cup (1): 2000–01
- Football League Cup (2): 2006–07, 2010–11
- FA Community Shield (2): 2003, 2005
- UEFA Champions League (1): 2005–06
- UEFA Cup (1): 1999–2000
Individual
- French Manager of the Year: 2008
- J. League Manager of the Year: 1995
- Officer of the British Empire: 2003[2]
- Onze d'Or Coach of The Year (4): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
- FA Premier League Manager of the Year (3): 1998, 2002, 2004[185]
- LMA Manager of the Year (2): 2001–02,[186] 2003–04[187]
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (2): 2002,[188] 2004[189]
- Freedom of Islington: 2004[190]
- FWA Tribute Award: 2005[191]
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2006[150]
- Premier League Manager of the Month (12):[192] March 1998,[193] April 1998, October 2000,[194] April 2002,[195] September 2002,[196] August 2003,[197] February 2004,[198] August 2004,[199] September 2007,[200] December 2007,[201] February 2011,[202] February 2012[203]
- World Coach of the Decade: 2001–2010[152]
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