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Arsène Wenger

1949 - Today

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Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger (born 22 October 1949) is a French former football manager and player who is currently serving as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development. He was the manager of Arsenal from 1996 to 2018, where he was the longest-serving and most successful in the club's history. 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. Born in Strasbourg and raised in Duttlenheim, Wenger was introduced to football by his father, the manager of the local village team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arsène Wenger is the 3rd most popular coach (up from 4th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from France (up from 274th in 2019) and the most popular French Coach.

Arsène Wenger is most famous for being the manager of Arsenal Football Club. He has been the manager of Arsenal since 1996 and has won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups with the club.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Arsène Wenger ranks 3 out of 471. Before him are Carlo Ancelotti, and Alex Ferguson. After him are Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Jupp Heynckes, Dino Zoff, Fabio Capello, Claudio Ranieri, Louis van Gaal, Leo Beenhakker, and Hans-Dieter Flick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Arsène Wenger ranks 19. Before him are Pedro Almodóvar, Ashraf Ghani, Richard Gere, Mark Knopfler, Abdullah Öcalan, and Bernard Arnault. After him are Lech Kaczyński, Sigourney Weaver, André Rieu, Maurice Gibb, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, and Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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In France

Among people born in France, Arsène Wenger ranks 257 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Moissan (1852), Georges Cuvier (1769), John II of France (1319), Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Nadar (1820), and Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894). After him are Louis VI of France (1081), Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900), François Truffaut (1932), Philip III of France (1245), Letizia Ramolino (1750), and Annie Ernaux (1940).

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Among COACHES In France

Among coaches born in France, Arsène Wenger ranks 1. After him are Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), Gérard Houllier (1947), Roger Lemerre (1941), Paul Le Guen (1964), Claude Puel (1961), Jean-Louis Gasset (1953), Walid Regragui (1975), Raynald Denoueix (1948), Guy Stéphan (1956), Élie Baup (1955), and Frédéric Antonetti (1961).

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