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You weren’t world-class when Arsenal signed you.

Arsene Wenger

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Arsene Wenger
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 22
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Coach
Economist
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Straßburg
Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger
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Arsenal
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