A little history of:
Managers and ex.managers
careers in Soccer.
#1
Arsene Wenger
1949:
Born in Strasbourg on October 22.
1969:
A sweeper/defender, he begins his amateur
playing career with Mutzig, a third division outfit, and had spells with
two more amateur clubs
- Mulhouse and Vauban - before turning
professional.
1978:
Makes professional debut for Strasbourg
against Monaco.
1979:
Wins French title with Strasbourg,
but plays only three matches for them
during the season.
1981:
Obtains managers' diploma in Paris.
Appointed Strasbourg youth team coach.
1983:
Becomes assistant coach with Cannes.
1984:
Appointed coach of Nancy, but club
gets relegated.
1987:
Appointed Monaco coach.
1988:
Wins French championship and Manager
of the Year award.
1989:
Monaco finish second in League, reach
quarter-finalists of European Cup
and lose in French Cup final.
1990:
Monaco come third in League and reach
semi-finals of European Cup.
1991:
Monaco finish runners-up in French
championship, but win Cup.
1992:
Runners-up in League again, finalists
in unplayed French Cup final
and beaten by Bremen in European
Cup Winners' Cup final.
1994:
Monaco reach semi-finals of Champions'
League. Wenger awarded best manager
accolade on record over previous six
years and offered the jobs as manager of French national team and of Bayern
Munich. Rejects both because of his Monaco commitments, but within weeks
was sacked after Monaco finish ninth in the
League.
1995:
Takes charge of Japanese outfit Grampus
Eight and in just one season
lifts them out of the bottom three
of the J-League to runners-up spot
and Emperor's Cup. Named Manager of
Year.
1996-97:
Runners-up finish again, but Grampus
Eightwin Japanese Super Cup. Accepts Arsenal'sapproach to succeed Bruce
Rioch as managerand guides
the Gunners to a third place
Premiership finish and a UEFA Cup place.
1998:
Wins the Double, both the Premier
League and the FA cup.
(Made by: Ulf Brennmo)
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Other managers/ex. managers at the following links:
#2 Brian Little
#3 Colin Todd
#4 Ruud Gullit
#5 Steve Coppell
#6 Jim Smith
#7 Howard Kendall
#8 George Graham
#9 Martin O'Neill
#10 Roy Evans
#11 Alex Ferguson
#12 Kenny Dalglish
#13 David Pleat
#14 Dave Jones
#15 Gerry Francis
#16 Harry Redknapp
#17 Joe Kinnear
