Wenger won three Premier League titles with Arsenal, including the unbeaten 2003-04 season, and a record seven FA Cup titles, making him the most successful manager in FA Cup history. He also won the FA Community Shield multiple times and led Arsenal to their first UEFA Champions League final in 2006.
When was Arsène Wenger appointed manager of Arsenal?
Wenger was unveiled as Arsenal manager on the 22nd of September 1996 and officially assumed the role on the 1st of October 1996. He became the first Frenchman to manage in the Premier League and served until the end of the 2017-18 season.
What was Arsène Wenger's record of consecutive unbeaten Premier League matches?
Arsenal set an English record of 49 consecutive league matches unbeaten under Wenger. The run ended with a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United on the 24th of October 2004. The unbeaten 2003-04 league season was the first top-flight campaign without defeat in England since Preston North End achieved the feat 115 years earlier.
What did Arsène Wenger do before managing Arsenal?
Before joining Arsenal, Wenger managed Nancy from 1984 and Monaco from 1987, winning the French league title and the Coupe de France with Monaco. He then managed Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight from December 1994 to August 1996, winning the Emperor's Cup and the Japanese Super Cup.
Where was Arsène Wenger born and raised?
Wenger was born on the 22nd of October 1949 in Strasbourg, Alsace, and raised in the nearby village of Duttlenheim, approximately ten miles south-west of Strasbourg. He grew up speaking the local Alsatian dialect of Low Alemannic German before starting school.
What role does Arsène Wenger hold at FIFA?
Since November 2019, Wenger has served as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development. In this role he oversees the growth and development of football worldwide and sits on FIFA's Football and Technical Advisory Panels, including participation in IFAB rule-change reviews.