Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional football coach, pundit, sports broadcaster, and former player. Henry retired from professional football in December 2014. One of the greatest players of all time, he is regarded as one of the greatest players in Premier League history. In eight seasons with Arsenal he scored a club-record 174 goals, and the team won two league titles (2002 and 2004) and two Football Association Cup trophies (2002 and 2003). Henry had success with France, winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000, and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. After 123 appearances and 51 goals, Henry retired from international football after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a key member of the 2009 team that captured Barcelona’s first “treble” by winning the national first-division title, Spain’s major domestic cup (Copa del Rey), and the continental championship (Champions League). Henry was known for his composure, elegance, dribbling and close control, finishing, and chance-creating.

After his playing career ended, Henry began working as a TV analyst in 2015, and that year he also became coach of Arsenal’s under-16 team. However, in July 2016 he left Arsenal when he was forced to choose between staying on as a coach or continuing his TV work. The following month he became an assistant coach for the Belgian national team, and the squad took third place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Shortly thereafter Henry became manager of his former club Monaco, but his tenure lasted only three months, for he was fired in January 2019 as Monaco struggled. Since retiring, Henry has featured for club and country as a coach managing AS Monaco and Montreal Impact on the club side, as well as the Belgium National Team and French U21 and U23 Olympic teams, the latter which won the silver medal in Paris 2024.