Profile Thierry Henry

Personal information

Full name : Thierry Daniel Henry
Date of birth : 17 August 1977
Place of birth : Les Ulis, Essonne, France
Height : 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position : Striker/Winger
Current club : New York Red Bulls
Number : 14
Youth career
1983–1989 CO Les Ulis
1989–1990 US Palaiseau
1990–1992 Viry-Châtillon
1992 Clairefontaine
1992–1994 Monaco
Senior career :
1994–1999 Monaco
1999 Juventus
1999–2007 Arsenal
2007–2010 Barcelona
2010– New York Red Bulls
National team :
1997 France U20
1997–2010 France

Club career

Monaco (1992–1999) and Juventus (1999)

In 1990, Monaco conveyed scout Arnold Catalano to watch Henry in a match. Henry counted all six goals as his boundary won 6–0. Catalano requested him to unite Monaco without even joining a tryout first. Catalano appealed that Henry whole a course at the elite Clairefontaine academy, and in spite of the director's reluctance to accommodate Henry due to his poor school effects, he was sanctioned to whole the course and united Arsène Wenger's Monaco as a youth player. Subsequently, Henry noted certified configurations with Monaco and made his certified debut in 1994. Wenger put Henry on the left wing because he trusted that his step, natural ball manipulate and talent would be more effectual in resistance to full-backs than centre-backs. In his first time of the year with Monaco, Henry counted three goals in 18 appearances

Wenger carried on to explore for the exact playing location for Henry, and believed that he should be positioned as a striker alternatively, but he was unsure. Under the tutelage of his director, Henry was labelled the French Young Footballer of the Year in 1996, and in the 1996–97 time of the year, his solid performances aided the group win the Ligue 1 title. During the 1997–98 time of the year, he was instrumental in primary his group to the UEFA Champions League semi-final, setting a French record by counting seven goals in the competition. By his third time of the year, he had accepted his first covering for the countrywide assembly, and was part of the victorious assembly in the 1998 World Cup. He carried on to instil at his tenure with Monaco, and in his five times of the year with the French group, the youthful winger counted 20 governing body goals in 105 appearances. Henry left Monaco in January 1999, one year before his acquaintance and colleague David Trézéguet, and transferred to Italian Serie A group Juventus for £10.5 million. He acted on the wing, but he was ineffective in resistance to the Serie A defensive correction in a location uncharacteristic for him, and counted just three goals in 16 appearances.

Arsenal (1999–2007)

Unsettled in Italy, Henry conveyed from Juventus in August 1999 to Arsenal for an assessed payment of £11 million, reuniting with his first director Arsène Wenger. It was at Arsenal that Henry made his label as a world-class footballer, and though his convey was not without debate, Wenger was sold on he was worth the convey fee. Brought in as a replacement for person French frontwards Nicolas Anelka, Henry was straight away moulded into a striker by Wenger, a progress that would compensate affluent dividends in years to come. However, uncertainties were lifted about his skills to accommodate to the speedy and bodily English game when he failed to count in his first eight games. After numerous arduous months in England, Henry even agreed that he had to "be re-taught everything about the art of striking." These uncertainties were dispelled when he finished his first time of the year at Arsenal with an amazing objective tally of 26. Arsenal closed second in the governing body behind Manchester United, and lost in the UEFA Cup terminal in resistance to Turkish boundary Galatasaray.

Coming off the back of a victorious Euro 2000 operation with the countrywide assembly, Henry was geared up to make an consequence in the 2000–01 season. Despite transcription smaller number goals and assists than his first time of the year, Henry's second time of the year with Arsenal confirmed to be a advance, as he became the club's apex goal-scorer. Armed with one of the league's best attacks, Arsenal blocked in promptly on perennial foes Manchester United for the governing body title. Henry waited prevented even so by the item that he had yet to aid the group win awards, and regularly articulated his wish for to initiate Arsenal as a powerhouse. Success lastly came as long as the 2001–02 season. Arsenal closed seven points atop Liverpool to win the governing body label, and overcame Chelsea 2–0 in the FA Cup Final. Henry became the league's apex goal-scorer and netted 42 goals in all contests as he commanded Arsenal to a two times and his first silverware with the club. There was much prospect that Henry would double his group configuration for France as long as the 2002 World Cup, but the vindicating champions tolerated a frightening depart at the gathering stage.

2002–03 confirmed to be another fruitful time of the year for Henry, as he counted 32 goals in all contests while augmenting 23 assists—remarkable revisits for a striker. In performing so, he commanded Arsenal to another FA Cup triumph, though Arsenal failed to save their Premier League crown. Throughout the time of the year, he vied with Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy for the governing body counting label, but the second referred adjoined Henry to the label by a goal. Nonetheless, Henry was labelled both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. His getting higher position as one of the world's best footballers was affirmed when he arose runner-up for the 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award.

Entering the 2003–04 time of the year, Arsenal were ascertained to reclaim the Premier League crown. Henry was over instrumental in Arsenal's exceptionally winning campaign; concurrently with the likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira and Robert Pirès, Henry assured that the Gunners became the first assembly in more than a one 100 to depart through the every part of in the household governing body time of the year unbeaten, alleging the governing body label in the process. Apart from being labelled for the second year running as the PFA Players' Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, Henry arose one time over as the runner-up for 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award. With 39 goals counted in all contests, the Frenchman commanded the governing body in goals counted and won the European Golden Boot. However, as was the case in 2002, Henry was not able to lead the countrywide boundary to awards as long as Euro 2004.
This fall in triumph was joined concurrently when Arsenal failed over to sheltered back-to-back governing body labels when they lost out to Chelsea in the 2004–05 time of the year, though Arsenal did win the FA Cup (the terminal of which Henry missed through injury). Henry upheld his repute as one of Europe's most concerned strikers as he commanded the governing body in counting, and with 31 goals in all contests, he was the co-recipient (with Diego Forlán) of the European Golden Boot, and is presently the only competitor to have publically won the reward double in a string (Ally McCoist in addition had two Golden Boots in a string, but both were supposed unofficial). The unforeseen embarkation of compatriot Vieira in mid-2005 commanded to Henry being rewarded group captaincy, a job which more sensed was not in a natural manner fitted for him; the captaincy is more ordinarily bestowed to guards or midfielders, who are better-placed on the lob to read the game. Along with being head goal-scorer, he was the cause for primary a very youthful assembly which had yet to jell fully.


After the retirement of Dennis Bergkamp, Henry commonly partnered Robin van Persie up front in the Arsenal attack
The 2005–06 time of the year confirmed to be one of extraordinary private achievements for Henry. On 17 October 2005, Henry became the club's apex goal-scorer of all time; two goals in resistance to Sparta Prague in the Champions League denoted he busted Ian Wright's record of 185 goals. On 1 February 2006, he counted a objective in resistance to West Ham, carrying his governing body objective tally up to 151, smashing Arsenal legend Cliff Bastin's governing body goals record. Henry counted his 100th governing body objective at Highbury, a feat unparalleled in the past files of the group, and a sole attainment in the Premier League. He concluded the time of the year as the league's apex goal-scorer, and for the third time in his line of work, he was balloted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.

Nevertheless, Arsenal failed to win the governing body label over, but trusts of a trophy were revived when Arsenal arrived at the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. The Gunners ultimately lost 2–1 to Barcelona, and Arsenal's incapacity to win the Premier League for two following times of the year aggregated with the family member inexperience of the Arsenal squad produced much guesswork that Henry would move out for another club. However, he resolved his love for the group and agreed to a four-year bond, and said he would stay at Arsenal for life. Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein afterwards alleged the group had turned down two offers of £50 million from Spanish groups for Henry before the noting of the new contract. Had the convey materialized, it would have surpassed the then world record £47 million paid for Zinédine Zidane.

Henry's 2006–07 time of the year was marred by injuries.Although he counted 10 goals in 17 in the household appearances for Arsenal, Henry's time of the year was slice short in February. Having missed recreational activities due to hamstring, leg, and back troubles, he was supposed fit adequate to draw close on as a late replacement in resistance to PSV in a Champions League match,[28] but commenced shuffling before long after drawing close on. Scans the next day uncovered that he would want a least three months to recuperate from new groin and stomach damage, missing remnant of the 2006–07 season. Wenger attributed Henry's damage to a protracted 2005–06 operation, and restated that Henry was intense on dwelling with the Gunners to rebuild for the 2007–08 season.

Barcelona

Henry meets the Camp Nou supporters at his introduction.
On 25 June 2007, in an unforeseen turn of issues, Henry was conveyed to Barcelona for €24 million. He noted a four-year deal for a stated €6.8 (£4.6) million per season. It was uncovered that the bond embraced a distribute clause of €125 (£84.9) million. Henry cited the embarkation of Dein and carried on indecision over Wenger's future as justifications for moving out, and upheld that "I perpetually said that if I ever left Arsenal it would be to play for Barcelona." Despite their captain's embarkation, Arsenal got off to an amazing start for the 2007–08 operation, and Henry accommodated that his existence in the assembly might have been more of a hindrance than a help. He stated: "Because of my seniority, the item that I was officer in accuse and my behaviour of yelling for the ball, they would at times give it to me even when I was not in the best position. So in that sense it was favourable the assembly that I transferred on." Henry left Arsenal as the club's primary all-time governing body goal-scorer with 174 goals and primary all-time goal-scorer in Europe with 42 goals; in July 2008, Arsenal buff balloted him as Arsenal's best competitor ever in Arsenal.com's Gunners' Greatest 50 Players poll.


Henry takes on Rio Ferdinand indoors the Manchester United retribution environs as long as the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.
At Barcelona, Henry was bestowed the number 14 jersey, the matching as he had shabby at Arsenal. He counted his first objective for his new group on 19 September 2007 in a 3–0 Champions League gathering stage win over Lyon, and he kept details his first hat-trick for Barça in a governing body correspond in resistance to Levante 10 days later. But with Henry mostly positioned on the wing right through the time of the year, he was not able to replicate the goal-scoring configuration he realised with Arsenal. He articulated dissatisfaction with the progress to Barcelona in the first year, amidst extensive guesswork of a revisit to the Premier League. In an interview with Garth Crooks on BBC Football Focus, Henry delineated missing life "back home" and even "the English press".However, Henry deduced his debut time of the year as the club's apex scorer with 19 goals in augmentation to nine governing body assists, second behind Lionel Messi's ten.

Henry went on to surpass this tally in a more mixed 2008–09 operation, victorious the first trophy of his Barcelona line of work on 13 May 2009 when Barcelona overcame Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final. Barcelona won the governing body and Champions League before long after, finishing completely a treble for the Frenchman, who had aggregated with Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o to count 100 goals between them that season. The trio was in addition the most prolific trio in Spanish governing body past files, counting 72 goals and surpassing the 66 goals of Real Madrid's Ferenc Puskas, Alfredo Di Stefano and Luis del Sol of the 1960–61 season. Later in 2009, Henry aided Barcelona win an unprecedented sextuple, containing of the aforementioned treble, the Spanish Supercup, the UEFA Supercup and the FIFA Club World Cup.

The subsequent time of the year, the emergence of Pedro Rodríguez denoted that Henry only commenced 15 governing body games. Before the La Liga time of the year finished, and with a year still left on his bond, group head Joan Laporta said on 5 May 2010 that Henry "may depart away in the summer convey window if that's what he wants". After Henry returned from the World Cup, Barcelona substantiated that they had accepted to the sale of Henry to an unnamed group, with the competitor still to accept time spans with the new club.

New York Red Bulls

In July 2010, Henry noted a multi-year bond with Major League Soccer (MLS) group New York Red Bulls, as its second designated player. He made his full MLS debut on 31 July in a 2–2 draw in resistance to Houston, helping both goals to Juan Pablo Angel. His first MLS objective came on 28 August in a 2–0 win in resistance to San Jose. Henry was charged $2,000 by MLS after being encountered culpable of reckless play after wounding Kevin Hartman while celebrating a objective as long as a game in resistance to FC Dallas on 16 September 2010.[44] In January 2011 it was advertised that Henry returned to Arsenal's coaching ground at London Colney to uphold his fitness as long as the MLS close-season.

International career

Henry has had a winning line of work with the France countrywide team. His global line of work commenced in June 1997, when his good configuration for Monaco was compensated with a call-up to the Under-20 French countrywide assembly, where he acted in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship near future colleagues William Gallas and David Trézéguet. Within four months, France head trainer Aimé Jacquet called Henry up to the major team. The 20-year-old made his major global debut on 11 October 1997 in a 2–1 win in resistance to South Africa. Jacquet was so instilled with Henry that he took him to the 1998 World Cup. Although Henry was a substantially unfamiliar measure at global stage, he finished the tournament as France's apex scorer with three goals. He was planned to show as a replacement in the terminal, where France vanquish Brazil 3–0, but Marcel Desailly's conveying off impelled a defensive change instead. In 1998, he was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur, France's utmost decoration. Henry was a component of France's Euro 2000 championship squad, over counting three goals in the tournament, embracing the equalizer in resistance to Portugal in the semi-final, and closing as the country's apex scorer. France afterwards won the game in surplus time subsequent a changed retribution hit by Zinédine Zidane. France went on to overcome Italy in surplus time in the terminal, taking in Henry his second greatest global medal.[50] During the tournament, Henry was balloted man-of-the-match in three recreational activities, embracing the terminal in resistance to Italy.

The 2002 FIFA World Cup included a astonishing early depart for both Henry and France as the vindicating champions were abolished in the gathering stage after bungling to count a objective in all three games. France lost their first correspond in gathering play and Henry was red carded for a hazardous slithering contest in their next correspond in resistance to Uruguay. In that game, France acted to a 0–0 draw, but Henry was impelled to omit the terminal correspond due to suspension; France lost 2–0 to Denmark. Henry returned to configuration for his nation at the 2003 Confederations Cup. Despite playing without assembly stalwarts Zidane and Patrick Vieira, France won, in large part is indebted to Henry's prominent play, for which he was labelled Man of the Match by FIFA's Technical Study Group in three of France's five matches. In the terminal, he counted the golden objective in surplus time to elevate the label for the manager nation after a 1–0 win over Cameroon. Henry was rewarded both the adidas Golden Ball as the prominent competitor of the struggle and the adidas Golden Shoe as the tournament's apex goal-scorer with four goals.
In Euro 2004, Henry acted in all of France's equates and counted two goals. France vanquish England in the gathering steps but lost to the eventual champions Greece 1–0 in the quarter-finals. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup Henry waited as one of the automated starters in the squad. He acted as a lone striker, but in spite of an indifferent start to the tournament, became one of the apex players of the World Cup. He counted three goals, embracing the victorious objective from Zidane's free hit in resistance to vindicating champions Brazil. However, France subsequently lost to Italy on retributions (5–3) in the final. Henry did not join the retribution shootout, having been switched in surplus time after his legs had cramped. Henry was one of 10 nominees for the Golden Ball reward for Player of the Tournament, an reward which was eventually submitted to his colleague, Zidane and was labelled a commencing striker on the 2006 FIFPro World XI team.

On 13 October 2007, Henry counted his 41st objective in resistance to the Faroe Islands, uniting Michel Platini as the country's apex goal-scorer of all time. Four days afterwards at the Stade de la Beaujoire, he counted a late two times in resistance to Lithuania, thereby setting a new record as France's apex goal-scorer. On 3 June 2008, Henry made his 100th facade for countrywide assembly in correspond in resistance to Colombia, turning into the sixth French competitor ever to arrive at that milestone. Henry missed the unclasping game of France's short-lived Euro 2008 operation, where they were abolished in the gathering steps after being grouped concurrently with Italy, the Netherlands and Romania. He counted France's only objective in the struggle in a 4–1 forfeit to the Netherlands. The French assembly strived as long as the 2010 World Cup qualifiers and closed second in their gathering behind Serbia. During the playoffs in resistance to Ireland, Henry was included in a debate in the second leg of the game at the Stade de France on 18 November 2009. With the aggregate count fastened at 1–1 and the game in surplus time, he employed his hand double to manipulate the ball before bringing ahead a pass over to William Gallas who counted the winner. This sparked a barrage of unfavorable judgment in resistance to the Frenchman, while countrywide assembly trainer Raymond Domenech and Arsenal director Arsène Wenger vindicated him. The Football Association of Ireland lodged a schematic grievance with FIFA, looking for a replay of the game, which FIFA declined. Henry said that he studied withdrawing from global football after the answers to the episode, but upheld that he was not a "cheat"; hours after FIFA had led out a replay, he said that "the fairest result would be to replay the game". FIFA President Sepp Blatter delineated the episode as "blatant wrong play" and advertised an examination into how such episodes could be averted in future, and adjoined that the episode would be examined by the Disciplinary Committee. Blatter in addition said Henry advised him that his family had been vulnerable in the aftermath of the incident. In January 2010, FIFA advertised that there was no lawful foundation to penalty Henry.
Henry did not aspect in the commencing line-up for France at the 2010 World Cup. France drew in their first game in resistance to Uruguay, and lost 2–0 in their second in resistance to Mexico. The assembly was flung into disarray when Nicolas Anelka was expelled from the assembly, and officer in accuse Patrice Evra commanded a assembly dissent by turning down to train.[69] In the terminal gathering game in resistance to host-nation South Africa in which Henry came on as a second-half replacement, France lost 2–1 and were abolished from the tournament. He then advertised his retirement from global football, having won 123 caps and counted 51 goals for Les Bleus.