Arsène Wenger
Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Arsene Wenger holds the record for the most Premier League matches managed after a 22-year spell with Arsenal between 1996 and 2018. :
- The Frenchman learned his managerial trade in France with spells at Strasbourg, Cannes and Nancy before earning a move to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco.
- He won the French League Championship in 1988 before moving to Japan seven years later for an 18-month stint.
- He won the French League Championship in 1988 before moving to Japan seven years later for an 18-month stint.
- The Frenchman has 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.
- On 20 April 2018, he announced that he would stand down as manager of Arsenal at the end of the season.
"At first, I thought: What does this Frenchman know about football? He wears glasses and looks more like a schoolteacher. He's not going to be as good as George [Graham]. Does he even speak English properly?"
-- Arsenal captain Tony Adams