It was also at Antiguoko that Arteta nurtured his friendship with Xabi Alonso , a local peer he had earlier befriended on the grounds of healthy competition between them. The then youngsters who engaged in impromptu exhibitions of skill and bravado became inseparable and determined to play for the same football team. Standing side-by-side in the centre of midfield, Arteta and Alonso dictated the tempo of each game for Antiguoko.
Their passing range and accuracy was an impressive sight to behold for fans and opponents alike as they helped their youth team to victory in tournament after tournament. Arteta and Alonso were eventually separated when the former drew interests from Barcelona while the latter went to Real Sociedad.
However, he found stability on loan at PSG and recorded significant improvements with Rangers. In Arteta joined Real Sociedad in order to fulfil his age-long desire of playing alongside his old pal Xabi Alonso. Unfortunately, Alonso had to leave for Liverpool, a development which made the duo never played together as professionals.
To cap it all, Arteta failed to establish himself at Real Sociedad but was happy to be signed by Everton in It is worthwhile to note that it was with the Toffees that Arteta had his breakthrough as a player, first by becoming a fan favourite and proceeding to clinch several awards. Riding on his impressive track record, Arteta joined Arsenal and worked his way up to become captain of the club.
It suffices to note that Working with Pep Guardiola at Man City prepared Arteta for full-blown managerial roles as the former drilled him on the failproof art of ruthlessness and consistency. When Arsene Wenger resigned in , Arteta was interviewed as a possible replacement but Unai Emery was chosen instead. Fast forward to the time of writing Arteta is yet to make his managerial debut with Arsenal. The rest, as they say, is history. Behind every great manager is a beautiful and caring wife and Mikel Arteta is not lacking in that department.
In fact, the manager met and began dating his incredibly glamorous wife — Lorena Bernal in the year Arteta — who is known not to have had any girlfriend before Lorena — dated her for 8 years before they tied the knot on the 17th of July Their marriage is blessed with three sons. They include Gabriel born , Daniel born and little Oliver born Every Family has a story to tell especially when an offshoot of theirs becomes famous like Arteta.
Neither does he talk about his mom and dad during interviews. Similarly, the possible existence of a brother or sister is a matter of conjecture at the time of writing this biography. Personality traits that define Mikel Arteta are of Aries zodiac signs.
They include his proclivity for ruthless competition and consistency. In addition, he possesses an assertive persona and hardly reveals details about his private and personal life. However, Arteta does live a conservative lifestyle which makes it difficult to track his spending habit. As a result, little is known about the houses that he possesses. To wrap up our Mikel Arteta childhood story and biography we present lesser or little known facts about the manager in order to help you get a complete picture of him.
Despite having a distinguished club career, Arteta never set the world on fire on the international stage. Having not played a game for the Spanish first team, in , Fabio Capello enquired about the possibility of Arteta playing for England under FIFA's five-year residency rule.
However, this did not go through, meaning that he never played an international first team match. As Guardiola's protege, Arteta honed his managerial skills and stood in for him in a Champions League defeat to Lyon in September After three years in Manchester, Arteta was appointed head coach of his former club, Arsenal, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal in December Arteta won his first trophy as Arsenal head coach in , securing the FA Cup.
His side beat Manchester City in the semi-finals before defeating Chelsea in the showpiece game. After winning the Community Shield, Arteta's role officially changed from head coach to manager. His second season with the Gunners did not go as well though as the Gunners were knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth round by Southampton. This was Arteta's first FA Cup defeat as manager. Meanwhile, his Arsenal team stuttered through the Premier League season, finishing in eighth place and ending their year stretch of competing in European competitions.
Arsenal also reached the semi-finals of the Europa League before being knocked out by eventual champions Villarreal. Mikel Arteta is married to actress, television host and model Lorena Bernal. The couple have three children. According to Goal. As a player of two Premier League sides, Arteta was earning lucrative money.
Mikel Arteta Profile. Mikel Arteta Twitter. Mikel Arteta Instagram. Mikel Arteta is a former Spanish professional soccer player and is currently manager of Premier League side Arsenal. He ended his playing career with the Gunners, winning two FA Cups.
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