Mikel Arteta made his name as a footballer before retiring to become a manager. The former midfielder has since done fairly well for himself, having risen to become a Premier League manager.
Currently the manager of Arsenal, Arteta is still aiming to garnish his résumé in the dugout despite already winning two trophies with the Gunners.
Wikipedia, Biography, age and birthday
Arteta was born in San Sebastian in Spain on 26th March, 1982. He is, therefore, 40 years old. He started his professional career at FC Barcelona, where he lined up for the youth team for three years.
In 2001, he moved to Ligue 1 side PSG on loan and then joined Scottish giants Rangers permanently the following year after finding game time hard to come by at Barcelona.
After two years in Scotland, Arteta returned to Spain and joined his hometown club Real Sociedad. Everton was his next destination, first joining on loan before the move was made permanent.
Arteta played at Everton for six years, becoming a cult hero and rising to become club captain. His move to Arsenal in 2011 was seen as deserved and he helped the Gunners to win two FA Cup titles and two FA Community Shields.
In all, Arteta made over 400 appearances at club level, although he never got to play for the Spanish national team despite rising through the U16, U17, U18 and U21s.
Height and weight
Arteta’s height is 1.75 meters while he weighs 69Kg.
Nationality and ethnicity
Arteta is of Spanish nationality and of Hispanic ethnicity.
Tactics and style
Arteta learned under Pep Guardiola and so bases his philosophy on attacking football. The Spaniard usually wants his teams to possess the ball and dominate with high intensity.
Teams coached and trophies won
Arteta’s coaching career began in 2016 when he joined Manchester City as one of Pep Guardiola’s assistants. He has since become manager of Arsenal after joining the Gunners in 2019.
As a player, Arteta won various trophies in France, Scotland and England. As a manager, though, he has only won the FA Cup and Community Shield in his time with Arsenal.
Wife and children
Arteta is married to Lorena Bernal and the couple are blessed with three children – Gabriel, Daniel and Oliver.
Salary per week
The Arsenal manager is reportedly on a salary of £105,000 per week.
Net worth
Arteta’s net worth is estimated to be somewhere around $20 million.
Instagram and Twitter
Arteta is on both Twitter and Instagram. His Twitter handle is @m8arteta and has 1.5 million followers while his Instagram handle has 860,000 followers.
