Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry (French: Thierry Daniel Henry, International Phonetic Alphabet: French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi danjɛl ɑʁi]; August 17, 1977 -) is a retired French professional football player who serves as a forward and is currently the head coach of the French U23 and French U21 national football teams. He played for Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona and the New York Red Bulls. During his eight years at Arsenal, he became a legend of the club and maintained the team's scoring record. The French national team also maintains the team's scoring record. One of the best French superstars in world football. Henry was born in Les Soulis, Essonne, and showed great potential as a goalscorer while playing for regional clubs. In 1990, he was spotted by Monaco and immediately joined. In 1994, he made his professional debut. His outstanding performance earned him the favor of the national team, and he was called up to the French national team for the World Cup in 1998. He later moved to Juventus, but his time as a winger for the club was unsatisfactory, so he moved to Arsenal for £10.5 million. Arsenal became Henry's place of fame. Although he didn't adapt well at first, his performance improved by leaps and bounds after that, and he became the team's top scorer in almost every season. After working with his mentor Arsene Wenger for a long time, he became a super scorer, scoring a total of 228 goals while playing for Arsenal. He also won two Premier League titles and three FA Cup titles with the Gunners, was twice the runner-up for the World Footballer of the Year and was voted the English Footballer of the Year three times. In his last two seasons with Arsenal, he became the team captain and led the team to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final. In June 2007, he moved to Barcelona for 24 million euros. In 2009, Henry, who was the core of the team, won La Liga, the Spanish Cup and the UEFA Champions League with the team, becoming the Triple Crown. Together with the subsequent Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and World Club Cup, he achieved six crowns. Henry was also selected into the UEFA Team of the Year five times. In 2010, he moved to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and helped them win the East Coast Division Championship. In 2012, he returned to Arsenal on loan and played for two months. In 2013, he helped the New York Red Bulls win the regular season championship. On December 1, 2014, Henry announced that he would hang up his boots, ending his 20-year football career. Henry also had outstanding achievements in the national team, winning the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 World Cup.