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Arsène Wenger

French football manager

  • Fame69.6
  • Momentum18.0
  • Footballers rank#145
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Born 1949 · age 77France
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  • Wikipedia
    78 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Age
    77
    Born 1949
  • Known for
    Goal II: Living the Dr…
    2007
Summary
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.

Biography

About

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…

Voice

In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Arsène Wenger

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
said
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
said
He's like a PlayStation. I think he can take advantage of every mistake you make.
— On Lionel Messi, (7 April 2010)
Arsène Wenger
said
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
said
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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Teams

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  • RC Strasbourg Alsace
    1978–1981
  • ASPV Strasbourg
    1975–1978
  • FC Mulhouse
    1973–1975
  • AS Mutzig
    1969–1973
19691981
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Season stats

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1978–1981110
1973–1975564
1969–1973659
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Awards

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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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Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Rising
69.6
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum18.0
Historical34.0
Now attention67.0
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
Global rank
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Country rank
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Category rank
#145
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Sources

  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
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