ARSENE WENGER is celebrating his 66th birthday today.
Wenger was born in Strasbourg, France in 1949. He was introduced to football by his father, the manager of the local village team. After a modest playing career, in which he made appearances for several amateur clubs, Wenger obtained a manager's diploma in 1981.
Following an unsuccessful period at Nancy which culminated in his dismissal in 1987, Wenger joined AS Monaco; the club won the league championship in 1988. In 1991, Wenger guided Monaco to victory in the Coupe de France, but their failure to regain the league title in later seasons led to his departure from the club by mutual consent in 1994. He briefly coached Japanese side Nagoya Grampus Eight which won the Emperor's Cup and Japanese Super Cup during his stint there.
Following an unsuccessful period at Nancy which culminated in his dismissal in 1987, Wenger joined AS Monaco; the club won the league championship in 1988. In 1991, Wenger guided Monaco to victory in the Coupe de France, but their failure to regain the league title in later seasons led to his departure from the club by mutual consent in 1994. He briefly coached Japanese side Nagoya Grampus Eight which won the Emperor's Cup and Japanese Super Cup during his stint there.
He has been the manager of Arsenal since 1996, where he has since become the club's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of major titles won. He was instrumental in eclipsing Nottingham Forest's record of 42 games unbeaten run when his Invincibles team went 49 games unbeaten and also led Arsenal to their first UEFA Champions League final in 2006. Football pundits give Wenger credit for his contribution to the revolutionising of football in England in the late 1990s through the introduction of changes in the training and diet of players.
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