Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach and former player. He is considered one of the greatest strikers of all time and has often been debated as the greatest player in the history of the Premier League. Henry made his professional debut with Monaco in 1994 before signing for Juventus. However, limited playing time, coupled with disagreements with the club’s hierarchy, led to him signing for Arsenal for £11 million in 1999. Under Arsène Wenger, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions. In 2010, he joined New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer, but returned to Arsenal on loan for two months in 2012, before retiring in 2014.
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Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach and former player. He is considered one of the greatest strikers of all time and has often been debated as the greatest player in the history of the Premier League. Henry made his professional debut with Monaco in 1994 before signing for Juventus. However, limited playing time, coupled with disagreements with the club’s hierarchy, led to him signing for Arsenal for £11 million in 1999. Under Arsène Wenger, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions. In 2010, he joined New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer, but returned to Arsenal on loan for two months in 2012, before retiring in 2014. In 2016, he was appointed as an assistant coach at Belgium, before assuming the role as the head coach at former club Monaco in 2018. He was relieved of his duties at Monaco in January 2019, and returned to MLS less than a year later to manage the Montreal Impact. Henry is of Antillean heritage: his father, Antoine, is from Guadeloupe, and his mother, Maryse, is from Martinique. He played for US Palaiseau and ES Viry-Châtillon before joining Monaco. In 1990, Monaco sent scout Arnold Catalano to watch Henry, then at the age of 13 in a match. Catalano asked him to join Monaco without even attending trial first. Henry signed professional forms with Monaco, and made his debut on 31 August 1994, in a 2-0 loss against Nice.
After a tentative start to his career, Henry was named the French Footballer of the Year in 1996, and in the 1996–97 season, he helped the club win the Ligue 1 title. In October 2007, he became his country’s record goalscorer. After amassing 123 appearances and 51 goals, Henry retired from international football after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He began coaching Arsenal’s youth teams in February 2015, in tandem with his work as a pundit for Sky Sports. He has also worked as a director for Nike, and was formerly a figurehead for the French national football team. In 2003 and 2004, Henry was the runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the year. He also won the UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament, awarded both the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball and Golden Shoe, and was named to the 2006 FIFA World World Cup All-Star Team. In the 2008–09 season, Henry helped Barcelona win La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. He won the PFA Golden Boot a record four times, won two FA Cups and two Premier League titles with Arsenal, including one during an unbeaten season dubbed The Invincibles. Henry was also included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI once and the UEFA Team of The Year five times. In 2009, he played in the World Cup final against Argentina.
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