Sports
Sportsmen in Alsace
Arsene Wenger His Life : Arsene Wenger is a French football manager and former player. He was born in Strasbourg on 22 October in 1949. Wenger is married to former basketball player Annie Brosterhous, with whom he has one daughter. His Career : In 1969 Wenger was recruited to nearby third division club Muztag. The club was famed for playing the "best amateur football" in Alsace His Manager Career : He was an old football player, he was midfielder. He has been the manager of Arsenal since 1996, he’s the most titled manager of Arsenal.
Ryad boudebouz • Ryad Boudebouz was born on 19 February in 1990 is an Algerian football player who is currently playing for Montpellier HSC and the Algeria national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder, primarily on the right wing. • A former French youth international, Boudebouz switched allegiances to Algeria in 2010 and played for the team at the2010 FIFA World Cup. • Born in Colmar to Algerian parents, Boudebouz grew up in the 'Europe' district of the city. At age 10, he joined the junior ranks of local side SR Colmar where he stayed until age 14 when he joined the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Academy. Boudebouz made his debut for the club's reserve side at the age of 16. On 15 May 2008, Boudebouz signed his first professional contract with the club agreeing to a three-year deal tying him to the club until 2011.
Thierry Omeyer Thierry Omeyer is a French handball goalkeeper. Member of the French national team since 1999, he has won all major titles with the team: world champion 4 times, European champion 3 times and Olympic champion 2. He is one of the best handball goalkeepers of all time, and is the third goalkeeper so far to have been elected best player of the world by the International Handball Federation. Thierry Omeyer was born on November 2nd, 1976 in Mulhouse. He begins the handball in 9 years to the club of Cernay in Alsace, where he passes by all the levels of a career of handball he reaches finale national UNSS with the high school of Thann.
Sebastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb born 26 February 1974, he is has known Alsatian because he is a French professional rally and racing driver. He competed for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship (WRC) and is the most successful driver in WRC history, having won the world championship a record nine times in a row. Loeb announced his retirement from World Rallying at the end of the 2012 season, Loeb took his first drivers' title in 2004. Continuing with Citroën, he went on to take a record ninth consecutive world title in 2012. Loeb is a tarmac expert, having won all but three WRC rallies on that surface since 2005.