Arsène Wenger – Arsenal’s Manager
Arsène Wenger, OBE (born 22 October 1949 in Strasbourg) is a French football manager who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996. He is the most successful manager in the history of Arsenal in terms of trophies and is also the club’s longest-serving manager. Wenger is the only non-British manager to win the Double in England, having done so in 1998 and 2002. In 2004, he became the only manager in FA Premier League history to go through the entire season without defeat. Wenger is widely regarded as one of the world’s best managers after the success he has enjoyed at AS Monaco and Arsenal. Wenger has a degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Economics from Strasbourg University and is fluent in French, German, Spanish and English; he also speaks some Italian and Japanese.
Personal information
Date of birth : 22 October 1949 (1949-10-22) (age 60)
Place of birth : Strasbourg, France
Height : 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position : Sweeper
Club information : Manager of Arsenal F.C.
Source: Arsene Wenger, Arsenal F.C. Manager, English Premier League Managers at wikipedia.org
Carlo Ancelotti – Chelsea’s Manager
Carlo Ancelotti (born June 10, 1959 in Reggiolo) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the English Premier League football club Chelsea F.C.
At Chelsea F.C.
Ancelotti announced his resignation from Milan less than an hour following their 2-0 victory over ACF Fiorentina on May 31, 2009, after the club terminated his contract by mutual consent with one year remaining. The next day, he was confirmed as the new Chelsea manager after agreeing to a three-year, £9-million contract.[3] Ancelotti, succeeding temporary replacement Guus Hiddink, became the club’s fifth manager in 21 months, following Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari and Hiddink. He is the third Chelsea manager hailing from Italy, after Gianluca Vialli and Claudio Ranieri.
On the 3rd July 2009, Ancelotti made his first outfield signing as manager of the club in the shape of promising English striker Daniel Sturridge. Ancelotti scooped his first trophy, the Community Shield, after beating Manchester United on penalties. His first Premier League game in charge of the Blues ended in a 2-1 home victory over Hull City on the 15th August 2009. His second victory came away to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on the 19th August. They produced a blistering second half display after falling behind, Ballack, Lampard and Deco on the scoresheet. Ancelotti maintained his 100% start as Chelsea manager on Sunday 23 August 2009, with a 2-0 win over London neighbours Fulham at Craven Cottage. On September 21 Ancelotti won his second London derby, and first at home, 3-0 against high flying Tottenham Hotspur. A.Cole, Ballack and Drogba netting the goals, Drogba with his 99th for Chelsea. On the 26th of September Chelsea lost their first game under the management of Carlo Ancelotti at the DW Stadium against Wigan Athletic, losing 3-1 after the sending off of Petr Cech. The game also marked Didier Drogba’s 100th Chelsea goal. On October 4, Ancelotti won his first Premier League game against one of the Premier League’s “Big Four.” It was at the expense of Liverpool at Stamford Bridge where Nicolas Anelka netted in the 60th minute and substitute Florent Malouda scored in stoppage time. On October 17, Ancelotti’s Chelsea lost to Aston Villa, losing 1-2 away from home. It was his second loss after taking over at Chelsea and a second straight away defeat in the current Premier league season. On October 21, Ancelotti’s Chelsea got back on track with a 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid. In a game where an own goal, a Salomon Kalou brace and a Lampard goal were scored. On October 24, Ancelotti’s Chelsea bounced back from defeat to Aston Villa to demolish Blackburn 5-0 in what was the best performance by Chelsea this season. Joe Cole returned to side and had a great presence in the game. On November 8, Chelsea played Manchester United for the first time in the league under Ancelotti and went on to win 1-0 thanks to a headed effort by John Terry.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 10, 1959 (1959-06-10) (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Reggio, italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Chelsea (manager) | ||
Source: English Premier League Football Club, Chelsea F.C., Carlo Ancelotti, Manager information at wikipedia.org.
Alex McLeish – Birmingham City F.C. Manager
Alex McLeish – Manager of Birmingham City F.C. – English Premier League Football Club
Alexander “Alex” McLeish (born 21 January 1959) nicknamed “Big Eck”,[2] is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, he played for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps for Scotland.
He started his managerial career with spells at Motherwell and Hibernian, before guiding Rangers to two championships and five cup wins in five years. McLeish spent ten months as manager of the Scotland national team which narrowly failed to qualify for the finals of the 2008 UEFA European championship. He then resigned this post in November 2007 to become manager of Birmingham City, who were in the English Premier League at the time. Birmingham were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season, but McLeish guided the club to promotion back to the Premier League in the following season.
In recognition of his distinguished service to Scottish sport, in 2008 McLeish was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Aberdeen.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander McLeish | |
| Date of birth | 21 January 1959 (1959-01-21) (age 50) | |
| Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Central defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Birmingham City (manager) | |
| Youth career | ||
| Glasgow United | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1978–1994 1994–1995 |
Aberdeen Motherwell Total |
493 (25) 3 (0) 496 (25) |
| National team | ||
| 1980–1993 | Scotland | 77 (0)[1] |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1994–1998 1998–2001 2001–2006 2007 2007– |
Motherwell Hibernian Rangers Scotland Birmingham City |
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Birmingham City
Premier League Birmingham City’s approach to the SFA for permission to speak to McLeish about their managerial vacancy was refused,[33] but on his return on 27 November 2007 from attending the draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in South Africa, he resigned his post as manager of Scotland[34] and was announced as Birmingham’s new manager the following day. His assistants with Scotland, Roy Aitken and Andy Watson, were to accompany him. McLeish said he wanted to return to working with players on a daily basis and had “always harboured a desire” to manage in the Premier League.[35]
Since his arrival, McLeish has improved the club’s backroom staff and training procedures, appointed David Watson as goalkeeping coach, and overhauled the scouting setup, bringing in Paul Montgomery – the scout who recommended a relatively unknown Didier Drogba to West Ham United – to oversee player recruitment.[39]
On 3 May 2009, McLeish secured Birmingham’s return to the top flight of English football at the first attempt with a 2-1 away victory over Reading
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Source: English Premier League Football Club, Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City Manager, Alex McLeish information at wikipedia.org
Harry Redknapp – Tottenham Hotspur’s Manager
Harry Redknapp – Manager of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – English Premier League Football Club
Henry James “Harry” Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management. He is the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, a club in the English Premier League.
He had previously managed A.F.C. Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Southampton and Portsmouth in a second spell. While in his second spell at Portsmouth, he managed the side to win the 2008 FA Cup. This was his first and so far only major trophy as a player or manager.[2]
His son, Jamie Redknapp, played under him at Bournemouth and at Southampton. He is also uncle to Chelsea player Frank Lampard, who played under him at West Ham United.
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry James Redknapp | |
| Date of birth | 2 March 1947 (1947-03-02) (age 62) | |
| Place of birth | Poplar, London, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Tottenham Hotspur (Manager) | |
| Youth career | ||
| West Ham United | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1964–1972 1972–1976 1976 1976–1979 1982 |
West Ham United Bournemouth Brentford Seattle Sounders Bournemouth Total |
149 (7) 101 (5) 1 (0) 24 (0)[1] 1 (0) 276 (12) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1983–1992 1994–2001 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2008 2008– |
Bournemouth West Ham United Portsmouth Southampton Portsmouth Tottenham Hotspur |
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Tottenham Hotspur
Following the sacking of Juande Ramos by Tottenham Hotspur, the club announced that Redknapp had agreed to take over as the new manager at Spurs.[17] This was confirmed by Redknapp himself, in the Midnight Goals show on Setanta Sports News on 26 October 2008. Tottenham paid £5 million in compensation to Portsmouth for letting Redknapp go.[18] When he took over Tottenham had only two points from the first eight games in the league but in his first two weeks in charge he took the club out of the relegation zone, winning ten out of the twelve points available with wins against Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool and Manchester City and a draw against North London rivals Arsenal. In January 2009, Redknapp signed five new players in order to add quality and depth to his squad. He brought back Jermain Defoe from his old club Portsmouth for £15.75m, Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios from Wigan Athletic for £12m, long-serving Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini joined on a free transfer, ex-Spurs player Pascal Chimbonda returned to White Hart Lane from Sunderland for a fee in the region of £3m and Robbie Keane, who like Chimbonda and Defoe had only left Spurs within the last year, re-joined after an unsuccessful spell at Liverpool for an initial fee of £12m. By March 2009, Redknapp had led Spurs to the League Cup final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United. On 21 March, after beating Chelsea, Spurs moved into the top half of the table for the first time since Martin Jol was in charge. He eventually led Tottenham to a finish of eighth place in the table narrowly missing out on a Europa League place.
Source: English Premier League Football Club, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Harry Redknapp, Tottenham Hotspur’ Manager, English Premier League Football Clubs’ Manager information at wikipedia.org
Fulham F.C.’s Managers
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Managers of Fulham F.C. – English Premier League Football Club
Fulham have so far had 29 managers at the club in 102 years, meaning that the average length of service for a Fulham manager is 3 years and 189 days. Prior to the appointment of the first manager at the club (Bradshaw in 1904), duties normally assigned to a modern day manager would have been shared between club secretary, captain and other officials.
Source: Fulham Manager information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulham_F.C.
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