Foi um volante inglês que jogou no Everton e no Arsenal, onde foi capitão, e depois se tornou treinador do Manchester City, comandando o clube em uma das fases mais vitoriosas de sua história.

Quais títulos Joe Mercer venceu pelo Arsenal?

No Arsenal, foi campeão inglês em 1947/48 e 1952/53 e venceu a FA Cup de 1950, quando também foi eleito Jogador do Ano pela FWA.

O que Joe Mercer conquistou como treinador do Manchester City?

Entre 1965 e 1971, conquistou o Campeonato Inglês de 1967/68, a FA Cup de 1969, a Copa da Liga de 1970 e a Recopa Europeia de 1970.

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Joe Mercer foi volante e capitão do Arsenal, campeão inglês em 1948 e 1953 e da FA Cup de 1950, e depois treinador do Manchester City, campeão inglês em 1967/68.

Joe Mercer

Joe Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port on August 9, 1914, and was one of the greatest English midfielders of his generation. He built his career at Everton and Arsenal, where he was captain and led the team to the achievements of the 1950s. At Everton, he was English league champion in 1938/39. At Arsenal, he won the English Championship in 1947/48 and 1952/53 and the FA Cup in 1950, the year he was elected Player of the Year by the English journalists' association. He earned 5 official caps for the England national team between 1938 and 1939, as well as playing during World War II. As a coach, he managed Sheffield United and Aston Villa, where he won the League Cup in 1961, and excelled at Manchester City between 1965 and 1971, alongside Malcolm Allison, winning the English title in 1967/68, the FA Cup in 1969, the League Cup in 1970, and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970. In 1974, he managed the England national team on an interim basis for seven matches. Mercer died on August 9, 1990, on the day he turned 76.