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Happy Birthday Arsene Wenger!
Goal.com India wishes Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger a very Happy 60th Birthday.
22-Oct-2009 7:37:02 PM
Born in Strasbourg, France, Arsene took a keen interest in
football from an early age as he spent
much of his youth playing football and organizing matches at the village team,
FC Duttlenheim, where he made the first team at 16.
He played at amateur level for Mulhouse and ASPV Strasbourg and then turned professional at the age of 29 playing for RSC Strasbourg with whom he won the French title as a player.
Wenger’s first managerial assignment was with French club Nancy in 1984 but it wasn’t a happy one as they got relegated in his third season. He then took over Monaco in 1987 and helped them win the French league and cup. Monaco also reached the semi final of the Champions League and final of the Cup Winners Cup during Wenger’s eight year tenure.
The French tactician then had a successful eighteen month stint with Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight in which he helped them finish league runner up and won the Emperors Cup.
In 1996, Wenger became Arsenal manager and thirteen years on he is the longest serving and the most successful manager in the club’s history. He has guided the London club to three league titles, four FA Cups including two Doubles (98 & 02). The club has also reached the final of both the formerly known UEFA Cup and Champions League but on both occasions they finished runner up.
More importantly he has turned Arsenal from a famous English club to one of the best in the world by both winning trophies and also developing a style of play which is unrivaled in terms of it's beauty.
Perhaps his biggest quality as a coach has been the way he has developed relative unknown youngsters into superstars. Many are a proof of that starting from World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff to current Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas
Outside football, Wenger has a degree in Electrical Engineering and a master's degree in Economics from Strasbourg University. He is married to former basketball player Annie Brosterhous, with whom he has one daughter, and currently lives in Totteridge, London.
Even though seemingly, Wenger has no real connection with India, his influence on the football within the country is quite widespread. At a time when football in England meant long balls hoofed up to burly frontmen, Wenger brought in a classier, more technical, and far more visually-pleasing brand of the people's game.
He created thousands of Arsenal fans in the country, as well as attracted many youngsters to the beauty he brought to the game, which in turn helped to popularize football immensely in India.
At 60, Wenger has no intentions to quit football just yet and will be looking to win more trophies with Arsenal including the elusive Champions League.
Once again from the whole team of Goal.com India, a very happy birthday to Le Professeur.
Goal.com India
He played at amateur level for Mulhouse and ASPV Strasbourg and then turned professional at the age of 29 playing for RSC Strasbourg with whom he won the French title as a player.
Wenger’s first managerial assignment was with French club Nancy in 1984 but it wasn’t a happy one as they got relegated in his third season. He then took over Monaco in 1987 and helped them win the French league and cup. Monaco also reached the semi final of the Champions League and final of the Cup Winners Cup during Wenger’s eight year tenure.
The French tactician then had a successful eighteen month stint with Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight in which he helped them finish league runner up and won the Emperors Cup.
In 1996, Wenger became Arsenal manager and thirteen years on he is the longest serving and the most successful manager in the club’s history. He has guided the London club to three league titles, four FA Cups including two Doubles (98 & 02). The club has also reached the final of both the formerly known UEFA Cup and Champions League but on both occasions they finished runner up.
More importantly he has turned Arsenal from a famous English club to one of the best in the world by both winning trophies and also developing a style of play which is unrivaled in terms of it's beauty.
Perhaps his biggest quality as a coach has been the way he has developed relative unknown youngsters into superstars. Many are a proof of that starting from World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff to current Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas
Outside football, Wenger has a degree in Electrical Engineering and a master's degree in Economics from Strasbourg University. He is married to former basketball player Annie Brosterhous, with whom he has one daughter, and currently lives in Totteridge, London.
Even though seemingly, Wenger has no real connection with India, his influence on the football within the country is quite widespread. At a time when football in England meant long balls hoofed up to burly frontmen, Wenger brought in a classier, more technical, and far more visually-pleasing brand of the people's game.
He created thousands of Arsenal fans in the country, as well as attracted many youngsters to the beauty he brought to the game, which in turn helped to popularize football immensely in India.
At 60, Wenger has no intentions to quit football just yet and will be looking to win more trophies with Arsenal including the elusive Champions League.
Once again from the whole team of Goal.com India, a very happy birthday to Le Professeur.
Goal.com India
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