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Frank Arnesen (born September 30 , 1956 in Copenhagen ) is the sporting director of English Football club Chelsea . As a former Denmark International , Arnsen was Capped 52 times for Denmark, scoring 14 goals. He played in the and the . He won the European Cup in 1988 with PSV Eindhoven . PLAYING CAREER Arnesen moved from childhod club Fremad Amager , in the lower leagues of Danish football, to the big Dutch team Ajax Amsterdam in 1975. At the time he was only 18, and he made the move together with Fremad Amager teammate Søren Lerby , who was only 17. Arnesen got his debut with Ajax a year later, on 7 March , 1976 , in a 1-1 draw with FC Utrecht . It was also in his time at Ajax, that Arnesen debuted for the Danish national team, in a 1977 friendly 1-0 loss against arch rivals Sweden , in Malmö . In Arnesen's six seasons at Ajax, he won three Dutch championship ( Eredivisie ) titles in 1977, 1979, and 1980, and won the KNVB Cup in 1979, beating FC Twente 3-0 in the final. In 1980, Arnesen and Ajax reached the semi-final of the European Cup , before they were eliminated by English team Nottingham Forest . In the summer of 1981, Arnesen was bought by Spanish side Valencia CF , and two years later he went to Belgium to play for RSC Anderlecht . In 1985, Arnesen returned to Holland to play for Ajax' rivals PSV Eindhoven . Here he saw three extremely successful seasons, winning the Eredivisie three years in a row, in 1986, 1987, and 1988, with fellow Dane Jan Heintze also in the team. Arnesen stopped his international career in 1987, after the Danish team qualified for the . In 1988, he won the KNVB Cup once more, and he was part of the PSV team that conquered the European Cup. MANAGERIAL CAREER After his active career, Frank Arnesen was first appointed assistant coach at PSV under Bobby Robson from 1991 to 1993, and in 1994 he became the general manager of the team. Arnesen spent 10 years as manager at PSV Eindhoven, and was credited with discovering some major talents, such as Ronaldo , Jaap Stam , Ruud Van Nistelrooy , and Arjen Robben . In May 2004, Arnesen was brought to Tottenham Hotspur , replacing David Pleat . Arnesen was to function as the manager responsible for player transfers, while coach Jacques Santini handled the daily training sessions and match setups; an arrangement identical to Arnesens days as PSV manager. Things didn't work out well, and Santini left within months citing "personal problems" as his reason for leaving, and Arnesen's original hiring for assistant coach, Martin Jol , was put in charge of the club. Arnesen was suspended by Spurs on June 4 2005 for expressing a desire to move to Chelsea after they allegedly made an illegal approach to sign him as manager. Tottenham fans have compared his decision to Sol Campbell 's, after his move to arch-rivals Arsenal under the Bosman Ruling , making him unpopular. Arnesen was photographed aboard one of Roman Abramovich 's three luxury yachts on 22 June 2005 thus reinforcing Tottenham's compensation claim. On 24 June, both clubs announced that they had reached a financial settlement, later disclosed to be £5 million but widely reported to be closer to £8 million, and Arnesen would move to Chelsea, filling in the role of head talent scout, in charge of uncovering footballing talents. EXTERNAL LINKS
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