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Arsène Wenger
said
Everybody has a different opinion in this league and nobody is a prophet. I personally don’t know who will win the league.
— About Nani, (December 2010)
Arsène Wenger
French football manager
- Fame69.6
- Momentum18.0
- Global rank#199
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- Fame69.6
- Momentum18.0
- Global rank#199
- France rank#250
- Footballers rank#156
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Born 1949 · age 77France
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Updated 2026-06-21
He turned a London club into a laboratory for modern football — better diets, sharper eyes for talent, a refusal to buy the old way. The Frenchman they doubted went unbeaten for an entire league season and stayed twenty-two years.
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Born in Strasbourg on 22 October 1949 and raised in Duttlenheim, Arsène Wenger learned the game from his father, who managed the village team. A modest playing career as a midfielder at clubs including FC Mulhouse and RC Strasbourg led to a manager's diploma in 1981. He began managing at Nancy in 1984, moved to Monaco in 1987 — winning the French league and Coupe de France in 1991 — then spent a season in Japan with Nagoya Grampus Eight, collecting an Emperor's Cup. Appointed Arsenal manager in 1996, he met English scepticism and answered it by winning the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1…
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Arsène Wenger
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You ask me: 'Was he a fair player?' I say: 'No, I'm sorry, for me he was not a fair player.' I just think I respect him highly as a quality player.
— On Paul Scholes, (August 2010)
Arsène Wenger
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He's like a PlayStation. I think he can take advantage of every mistake you make.
— On Lionel Messi, (7 April 2010)
Arsène Wenger
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As a non-Arsenal player I would say Ryan Giggs is my Premier League player of the decade because he has combined style with winning.
— On Ryan Giggs, (2009)
Arsène Wenger
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I'm ready to take the blame for all the problems of English football if that is what he wants.
— Interview in reaction to comments made by Sir Alex Ferguson who highlighted the lack of homegrown players at Arsenal, (November 2007)
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Deep cuts
Teams
Low confidence
- RC Strasbourg Alsace1978–1981
- ASPV Strasbourg1975–1978
- FC Mulhouse1973–1975
- AS Mutzig1969–1973
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Season stats
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| 1978–1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1973–1975 | 56 | 4 |
| 1969–1973 | 65 | 9 |
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- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Historical34.0
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Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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