This coincided with a nine-year spell without winning a trophy, before Wenger guided Arsenal to further FA Cup successes in the 2010s he holds the record for most wins in the competition with seven. Wenger oversaw Arsenal's relocation to the Emirates Stadium, and prioritised the club's finances in his second decade to meet costs. Under him, the club made its first appearance in a Champions League final in 2006, though the team lost to Barcelona. Arsenal later eclipsed Nottingham Forest's record of 42 league matches unbeaten and went seven more matches before losing in October 2004. Wenger guided Arsenal to another league and cup double in 2002, and won his third league title in 2004, which earnt distinction as he guided his team to an undefeated domestic league season – something achieved only once before in English football, by Preston North End, 115 years previously. In 1998, he became the first foreign manager to win a Premier League and FA Cup double. Wenger was named manager of Arsenal in 1996 his appointment was greeted with little enthusiasm from the English media and his players alike. In 1995, he moved to Japan to coach J.League side Nagoya Grampus Eight and won the Emperor's Cup and Japanese Super Cup in his first and only year. In 1991, Wenger guided Monaco to victory in the Coupe de France. Following an unsuccessful period at Nancy in 1987, Wenger joined Monaco the club won the league championship in 1988. After a modest playing career, in which he made appearances for several amateur clubs, Wenger obtained a manager's diploma in 1981. His contribution to English football through changes to scouting, players' training, and diet regimens revitalised Arsenal and aided the globalisation of the sport in the 21st century.īorn in Strasbourg and raised in Duttlenheim to an entrepreneurial family, Wenger was introduced to football by his father, the manager of the local village team. He was the manager of Arsenal from 1996 to 2018, where he was the longest-serving and most successful in the club's history. *Club domestic league appearances and goalsĪrsène Charles Ernest Wenger OBE ( French pronunciation: born 22 October 1949) is a French former football manager and player who is currently serving as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development.
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