Christopher Wreh
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Career & Clubs
Wreh played domestically for Invincible Eleven, before signing for French Division 1 club Monaco as a youth. A center forward, Wreh played for Monaco as a substitute in the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League semi-final. He had a spell on loan at Guingamp, finishing the season as the team's top scorer and playing in the 1997 Coupe de France Final, which they lost on penalties to Nice. Wreh signed for Arsenal in the summer of 1997 for £300,000, linking up with his former manager at Monaco, Arsène Wenger. Although fourth choice behind Ian Wright, Dennis Bergkamp and Nicolas Anelka, Wreh still played an important part in the Gunners' Double-winning 1997–98 season. Wreh scored in 1–0 Premier League wins against Wimbledon and Bolton Wanderers in March, the fifth in a 5–0 win against Wimbledon, and netted the only goal of the Gunners' FA Cup semi-final win over Wolverhampton Wanderers both in April. Wreh started in the 1998 FA Cup Final, and although he did not score, Arsenal beat Newcastle United 2–0. Despite scoring in the 1998 FA Charity Shield against Manchester United, Wreh's form dipped and, after the arrival of Thierry Henry and Davor Šuker at the club in 1999, he was squeezed out altogether. He had brief loan spells with Birmingham City, for whom he scored once, against Grimsby Town, and at AEK Athens and Den Bosch, but none of these were subsequently made permanent. He left Arsenal in 2000, having scored five times in 46 appearances. Wreh then became somewhat of a journeyman…
Wreh made his debut for Liberia in 1995, and went on to win 36 caps for his country, scoring 11 goals.
Wreh was appointed head coach of the Liberian under-20 team in late 2014. In September 2019 he became assistant coach to the senior national team.
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- AFC Bournemouth (2001–2001)
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- AS Monaco FC (1993–1997)
- Club
- Perseman Manokwari (2007–2010)
- Club
- Arsenal F.C. (1997–2000)
- Club
- En Avant de Guingamp (1996–1997)
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- Birmingham City F.C. (1999–1999)
- Club
- Persepolis F.C. (2003–2003)
- Club
- Al Hilal SFC (2000–2001)
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- AEK Athens F.C. (1999–1999)
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- Buckingham Town F.C. (2004–2004)
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- St. Mirren F.C. (2001–2002)
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- FC Den Bosch (2000–2000)
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- Bishop's Stortford F.C. (2003–2004)
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- Liberia men's national football team (1995–2002)
- League
- Premier League
- National team
- Liberia
Personal
Wreh's son, Chris, is also a footballer and currently plays for Bedford Town F.C. in the English National League North.
Clubs
- AS Monaco FC1993–1997
- Liberia men's national football team1995–2002
- En Avant de Guingamp1996–1997
- Arsenal F.C.1997–2000
- AEK Athens F.C.1999–1999
- Birmingham City F.C.1999–1999
- Al Hilal SFC2000–2001
- FC Den Bosch2000–2000
- AFC Bournemouth2001–2001
- St. Mirren F.C.2001–2002
- Bishop's Stortford F.C.2003–2004
- Persepolis F.C.2003–2003
- Buckingham Town F.C.2004–2004
- Perseman Manokwari2007–2010
Played together with
Aaron MooySt. Mirren F.C. · 2010–2012
Aaron RamsdaleAFC Bournemouth · 2017–2020
Aaron RamsdaleArsenal F.C. · 2021–2024
Aaron RamseyArsenal F.C. · 2008–2019
Abdelaziz Ben TifourAS Monaco FC · 1956–1958- Abdellah LiegeonAS Monaco FC · 1981–1987
Abdou DialloAS Monaco FC · 2014–2015- Abdulaziz KhathranAl Hilal SFC · 2003–2009
- Abdulellah Al-MalkiAl Hilal SFC · 2022
- Abdullah Al-HafithAl Hilal SFC · 2013–2020
- Abdullah Al-HamdanAl Hilal SFC · 2021–2026
Abdullah Al-MayoufAl Hilal SFC · 2015–2016
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Identifiers & aliases
Christopher Wreh is a Liberian retired 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.
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