Mikel Arteta - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Mikel Arteta
- Mikel Arteta Amatriain (Basque: [mikel a?teta amat?iain]; Spanish: ['mikel a?'teta ama't?jain]; born 26 March 1982) is a Spanish professional football coach and former player.
- He is an assistant coach at Premier League club Manchester City. Born in San Sebastián, Arteta began his football career as a youth player at Barcelona.
- He did not break into the club's first team, despite a successful period on loan at Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and left to join Scottish club Rangers in 2002.
- In Glasgow, he quickly established himself as one of Rangers' best players, winning both the Scottish Premier League and Scottish League Cup in his first season.
- Similar form in his second season led to a move back to Spain to join his hometown club Real Sociedad for €5.2 million (£5 million).
- However, sparse playing time forced him to move to Premier League club Everton initially on loan in 2005, which was made permanent for a fee of £2 million (€2.2 million) later that year. In England, Arteta blossomed as a direct, attacking midfielder, and helped the club regularly challenge for European competition.
- Arteta's performances attracted Arsenal, and he moved to the club for a fee of £10 million (€12 million) in 2011.
- Under the management of Arsène Wenger, Arteta gradually moved into a deeper role, from which he helped the club end their nine-year trophy drought, winning two FA Cups and two FA Community Shield titles.
- He also served as club captain before retiring in 2016. Arteta represented Spain at several youth levels, but never played for the senior national team.
- After retiring, Arteta transitioned into coaching, and became an assistant coach at Manchester City in 2016.
