Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry: Biography in Details

Who is Thierry Henry?

Thierry Henry is a French professional football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Likely, Henry also made his professional debut with Monaco in 1994, where good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for defending Serie A champions Juventus.

Thierry Henry: Age, Parents, Siblings

Thierry Henry was born on  August 17, 1977, in Les Ulis, France. His birth name is Thierry Daniel Henry and he is currently 42 years old.

His father’s name is  Antoine Henry and his mother’s name is  Maryse Henry.

Right before his birth, his parents left the French Antilles to make a better life for themselves. They moved to a ghetto-like neighborhood. Whereas, his parents separated and his mother took him to Orsay.

He has two siblings namely, Dimitri Henry, and Willy Henry.

In which school did Thierry Henry attend?

Thierry holds French citizenship and mixed (Afro-Martiniquais- Guadeloupean) ethnicity. His birth sign is Leo.

Talking about Thierry’s educational history, he attended Alexander Fleming School.

Thierry Henry: Professional Life, Career

Talking about his profession, Henry signed an apprentice contract with the manager of the Monaco team, Arsene Wenger. Additionally, he made his first professional appearance in football in 1994 in a 2-0 loss against Nice. He was put on the left wing by Wenger.

In the year 1996, Henry became France’s Young Player of the year under the guidance and training of Arsene Wenger. He led France’s Under-18 team to the European Championship and scored 7 goals in the competition.

French FIFA World Cup 1998

As a result of his splendid performances at other tournaments, he became a part of the French FIFA World Cup 1998 team. He continued to play for Monaco and impressed everyone with his brilliant performance. He scored 20 goals in 105 matches.

Italian Series

In 1999, Henry left Monaco and became a part of the Italian Series A club Juventus. He was paid a sum of 10.5 million pounds to join the team. In the same year, he scored his first goal for the team, two in a 3-1 defeat of league leader Lazio.

After some time, he was transferred to Arsenal for a sum of 11 million pounds, and there he was untied with his old mentor Arsene Wenger. Wenger made him into a striker and he went off the mark in a 1-0 win over Southampton. In the year 2000, Henry’s second season with Arsenal was successful as he became the team’s ace goal-scorer. The team reached the finals of the FA Cup but lost 2-1 to Liverpool.

Thierry Henry: Top goal-scorer

Similarly, in 2002, Henry became the top goal-scorer in the league and scored a total of 32 goals in all the matches. Eventually, he helped Arsenal to a double and received his first silverware with the club. In addition, he played against Uruguay in the World cup finals.

In 2005, Henry helped his club Arsenal win FA Cup but he suffered from a knee injury which kept him out of the final match against Manchester United. He became the top scorer in the history of Arsenal. Likewise, in 2006, he scored his 200th goal for his club Arsenal in a winning match over Birmingham.

Also, he captained his club Arsenal in their first Champions League final. He also signed another 4-year contract and stayed with Arsenal, turning down 2 high-paying bids from Spanish clubs. In the year 2007, Henry joined Barcelona for 24 million pounds. He scored his first goal for his new club in a 3-0 Champions League win over Olympique Lyonnais. He could not score as well as he used to do in Arsenal.

He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory against San Jose Earthquakes. Whereas, from 2011-to 2012, Henry went back to Arsenal for a 2-month loan deal; he covered for Gervinho and Chamakh when they were participating that year in the Africa Cup of Nations. He played against Leeds United in the FA cup. In 2012, he went back to the Red Bulls and gave his first hat-trick for the club in a 5-2 against Montreal Impact.

Achievements, Net Worth

Henwas a member of the FIFA World Cup 1998 winning French team and also part of the UEFA European Football Championship 2000 winning team. He also helped his team win the FIFA Confederations Cup and King Hassan II International Cup Tournament in 2000.

He has won FWA Footballer of the Year three times and French player of the Year four times. He also received European Golden Boot Winner twice and won the MLS Player of the Month and Best MLS Player ESPY Award.

Thierry Henry has an estimated net worth of around $130 million as per 2022’s data, and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.

How tall is Thierry Henry?

Thierry has a height of 6 feet 2 inches and he weighs is 83Kg. Thierry’s hair color is black and his eyes color is black.

Social Media

He is active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, he has 9.9M followers on Facebook. Around 2.3M followers on his Twitter, and he has around 2.7M followers on his Instagram.

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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