Christopher Wreh
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Wreh[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 May 1975||
Place of birth | Monrovia,[1] Liberia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Invincible Eleven | |||
1989–1993 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1997 | Monaco | 13 | (3) |
1996–1997 | → Guingamp (loan) | 33 | (10) |
1997–2000 | Arsenal | 28 | (3) |
1999 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 11 | (4) |
1999 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2000 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2000–2001 |
Al-Hilal | ||
2001 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
2001–2002 | St Mirren | 3 | (0) |
2003 | Persepolis | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Bishop's Stortford | 1 | (1) |
2004 | Buckingham Town | ||
2007–2010 | Perseman Manokwari | ||
International career | |||
1995–2002 | Liberia | 36 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christopher Wreh (born 14 May 1975) is a retired Liberian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Arsenal side which won the Premier League and FA Cup double during the 1997–98 season.
At international level, he won 36 caps for
Club career
Wreh played domestically for
Wreh signed for
Despite scoring in the
He left Arsenal in 2000, having scored five times in 46 appearances.Wreh then became somewhat of a journeyman footballer. He initially signed for
In 2007, he returned to football, signing for
International career
Wreh made his debut for Liberia in 1995, and went on to win 36 caps for his country, scoring 11 goals.[8]
Coaching career
Wreh was appointed head coach of the Liberian under-20 team in late 2014.[14][15][16] In September 2019 he became assistant coach to the senior national team.[17]
Personal life
Wreh's son, Chris, is also a footballer and currently plays for Hartlepool United in the English National League.[18]
Honours
Guingamp
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1996[19]
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1996–97[7]
Arsenal
- Premier League: 1997–98[20]
- 1997–98
References
- ^ a b c "Christopher Wreh". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Christopher Wreh". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Wreh raring to go". BBC Sport. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Christopher Wreh". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League 1993/94 Semi-final 2nd leg". UEFA. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Goujon, Jeremy (23 February 2017). "EAG-Monaco: Il y a tout juste 20 ans, Guingamp était dans le vrai avec Christopher Wreh" [Just 20 years ago, Guingamp were in the right with Christopher Wreh]. 20 Minutes (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Coupe de France Saison 1996–1997" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Christopher Wreh". Sporting-Heroes.net. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Christopher Wreh". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Christopher Wreh in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Davey, Ian. "When Saturday Comes - From Arsenal to Bishop's Stortford: the strange case of Christopher Wreh". www.wsc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Horatio Bobby Willie (14 August 2007). "Liberian players flying high in Indonesia". Liberian Soccer. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ Simon, Thomas (17 March 2015). "Dis-moi pas que c'est pas Wreh" [Don't tell me it isn't true]. France Football (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Kaiwu, Hassan (24 November 2014). "New Liberia coach James Debbah promises discipline". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Liberia hoping for repeat of history". FIFA. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Walker, Christopher C. (13 November 2017). "Legal action awaits Liberia FA over illegal suspension". Front Page Africa. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Christopher Wreh: Former Arsenal star named as Liberia assistant coach". BBC Sport. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Pools sign Chris Wreh". www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Saison 1996-1997 D1". eaguingamp.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Christopher Wreh: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
External links
- Christopher Wreh at Soccerbase