Where is Thierry Henry now?
Arsenal’s all-time top goalscorer and club legend Thierry Henry retired from playing in 2014 after a two-year spell in the USA with the New York Red Bulls.
One of the greatest players of his generation he amassed a huge amount of trophies during his illustrious club career including two Premier League titles, and three FA Cup wins with Arsenal, two La Liga wins and the UEFA Champions League with Barcelona and he also won the Ligue 1 title with AS Monaco.
He was also a big part of the French national team which dominated world football in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship in 2000 and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
At the end of the 2013-14 MLS season and whilst still an active player, Henry was signed by the BBC to provide match analysis for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil where he proved to be a huge success with the viewing public because of his smooth, insightful punditry style. He has since worked for the broadcaster for their coverage of the Euro 2016 tournament.
As soon as he announced his retirement from playing he was immediately signed by Sky Sports to join their team of football experts and also represent the company in an ambassadorial role.
Having expressed a desire to go into football coaching upon finishing playing, Henry completed his UEFA ‘A’ coaching badges in March 2016 allowing him to manage anywhere below Premier League level. In order to fulfil part of his coaching badges qualification, he assisted with the coaching at the Arsenal academy with their under-16’s team and also their under-19’s team.
In July 2016, Henry was offered the job assisting with the Arsenal under-18’s team but the decision was overruled by manager Arsene Wenger as he said that it was a full-time position and that he couldn’t combine it with his Sky commitments. This move ultimately led to Henry leaving Arsenal to continue working toward attaining his UEFA Pro Licence elsewhere.
In August 2016 he was appointed assistant manager of the Belgium national team working alongside former Everton manager Roberto Martinez and together the pair oversaw a successful 2018 World Cup campaign which unfortunately culminated in a semi-final loss to eventual winners France.
Immediately after the tournament, Henry left his role at Sky Sports to concentrate on his coaching career.
In October 2018 there were strong rumours that Henry was about to join Championship side Aston Villa after the dismissal of Steve Bruce, but he ruled himself out of the running and returned to his native France where he was appointed head coach of his former side AS Monaco.
Taking on a team in a transitional period having sold many of their star players including Fabinho, Kylian Mbappe and Benjamin Mendy, Henry’s Monaco side struggled in the league and he was sacked in January 2019 having managed just four wins in his 20 games in charge.
Henry made a return to the professional game in November 2019 when he was appointed head coach of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact and led the team to the MLS play-offs for the first time since the 2016 season.
However, he resigned from his post in February 2021 because the global restrictions brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic meant that he was unable to see his family for months at a time.
In 2021 he rejoined the Belgium national side as one of their coaches for the 2021 European Championships and was appointed on a contract until after the 2022 World Cup finals a couple of months later. He left the Belgium international setup at the start of 2023.
Henry made a return to football coaching in September 2023 when he was appointed in his current role as manager of the France national under-21 team as well as their Olympic team which will be competing in the 2024 games.
Away from his coaching he is an investor and minority shareholder of Italian Serie B side Como.
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Thierry Henry: Premier League Statistics
| Nationality | French |
| Position | Striker |
| Appearances | 258 |
| Goals | 175 |
| Yellow Cards | 30 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Premier League Teams Played for | Arsenal |
Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com
Last Updated on 20 September 2023 by Admin