Mikel Arteta

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Mikel Arteta Amatriain (Basque: [mikel arteta amatriãĩn]; born 26 March 1982) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Arsenal. Arteta began his senior club career at Barcelona in 1999, but limited playing time led to a loan move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2001, where he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in his second season. Arteta joined Rangers in 2002 for £6 million and won the league and league cup in his debut season, scoring a 93rd-minute penalty on the final day. After a brief return to his hometown club Real Sociedad, Arteta signed for Everton in 2005 and was named the club's Player of the Season twice. He joined Arsenal in 2011 for £10 million and won two FA Cups before retiring in 2016. Arteta represented Spain through several youth levels but never played for the senior national team. Arteta was appointed as an assistant coach to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City in 2016. He returned at Arsenal in a managerial capacity in 2019 and won the FA Cup in his debut season. Arteta has since gone onto become Arsenal's seventh-longest serving manager and the second longest-serving current Premier League manager.

Career

1. 1982
   Born
2. 1991
   Joined Antiguoko
3. 1997
   Joined Futbol Club Barcelona
4. 1998
   Joined Spain national under-16 association football team
5. 1999
   Joined FC Barcelona Atlètic
6. 1999
   Joined FC Barcelona C
7. 1999
   Joined Spain national under-18 football team
8. 1999
   Joined Spain national under-17 association football team
9. 2000
   Joined Paris Saint-Germain FC
10. 2002
    Joined Rangers F.C.
11. 2002
    Joined Spain national under-21 association football team
12. 2004
    Joined Real Sociedad
13. 2005
    Joined Everton F.C.
14. 2005
    Joined Everton F.C.
15. 2011
    Joined Arsenal F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: San Sebastián
• •Citizenship: Spain
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football
• •Spouse: Lorena Bernal