Arsène Wenger OBE

Arsène Wenger is a French former football manager and player best-known for his time managing Arsenal from 1996-2018.

Born in Strasbourg and raised in Duttlenheim, Wenger 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, Arsène obtained a manager's diploma in 1981.

Arsène joined Monaco in 1988 with the club winning the league championship the same year.

In 1991, he guided Monaco to victory in the Coupe de France followed by a move to Japan in 1995 to coach J.League side Nagoya Grampus Eight. Under his leadership, the club won the Emperor's Cup and Japanese Super Cup.

In 1996, Arsène was appointed as the manager of Arsenal.

During his time with the club, Arsène guided the team to their first Premier League title in the 1997/98 season.

He repeated the feat again in 2001/02 before making history in 2003/04, as "The Invincibles" went unbeaten throughout the entire league campaign on their way to sealing a third Premier League crown.

Arsène also claimed seven FA Cups - the most of any manager - and was voted Manager of the Year in 1998, 2002 and 2004.

Wenger became the Premier League’s longest serving manager when Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the 2012/13 season and surpassed his record of matches managed in the Premier League during the 2017/18 campaign.

In 2023, Arsène was announced as FIFA’s new Chief of Global Football Development.

Speech topics include:

• Leadership
• Peak performance
• Creating a winning mindset
• Ingredients of success
• innovation

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