Christopher Wreh

Christopher Wreh (born 14 May 1975) 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.

At the international level, he won 36 caps for Liberia, scoring 11 goals, and was in their squad for the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career 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, 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.

Despite scoring in the 1998 FA Charity Shield against Manchester United, and United Counties League club Buckingham Town.

International career Wreh made his debut for Liberia in 1995, and went on to win 36 caps for his country, scoring 11 goals.

Coaching career 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.

Personal life Wreh's son, Chris, is also a footballer and currently plays for Bedford Town F.C. in the English National League North.

Honours Guingamp UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1996 Coupe de France runner-up: 1996–97 FA Cup: 1997–98 FA Charity Shield: 1998, 1999