Pat Rice
Northern Irish footballer and manager · United Kingdom · On the map · Footballers · Born 1949 · age 77
Patrick James Rice, MBE is a Northern Irish former football player and coach. As a player, he made nearly 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning the Double, and later made a hundred more appearances for Watford. He also won 49 caps for Northern Ireland.
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Pat Jennings Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1977-1980
Alan Ball Jr. Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1971-1976
David O'Leary Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1975-1980
George Graham Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1972
Liam Brady Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1973-1980
Ray Kennedy Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1968-1974
Frank Stapleton Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1974-1980
George Armstrong Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1977- Terry Neill Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1970
Bob Wilson Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1974- Graham Rix Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1975-1980
- Sammy Nelson Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1980
Charlie George Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1968-1975
Frank McLintock Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1973
John Radford Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1976- Peter Simpson Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1978
- Peter Storey Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1977
- Bob McNab Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1967-1975
Geoff Barnett Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1969-1976
Eddie Kelly Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1969-1976- Gerry Armstrong Teammate at Watford F.C., 1980-1983
George Best Teammate at Northern Ireland national team, 1968-1977
Brian Kidd Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1974-1976- Jimmy Rimmer Teammate at Arsenal F.C., 1974-1977
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After retirement from playing professionally he was at the helm of Arsenal's academy teams, before serving as caretaker manager and then assistant manager, a position he held since the appointment of Arsène Wenger in 1996. Rice helped the club to two more Doubles, amongst other silverware, in that time. He announced his retirement from the post on 10 May 2012.
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