Patrick James Rice (born March 17, 1949 in Belfast) is a Northern Ireland football player and coach. As a player he made over 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning the Double, and later made a hundred more appearances for Watford. He also won 49 caps for Northern Ireland. He is currently assistant manager of Arsenal, a position he has held since the appointment of Arsene Wenger in 1996, and has helped the club to two more Doubles, amongst other silverware, in that time..