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Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional football coach and former player who is the current manager at Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Henry made his professional debut with Monaco in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for defending Serie A champions Juventus. Limited playing time at Juve where he was played out of position on the wing allowed him to sign for Premier League club Arsenal for £11 million a year later. It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class player, and he became one of the best players of his generation. Under long-time mentor and coach Arsène Wenger, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions. He won two FA Cups and two league titles at the club, including one unbeaten. In 2003 and 2004, Henry was the runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the Year. He was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year twice, and the FWA Footballer of the Year three times, and has been named in the UEFA Team of the Year five times. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club captain, leading them to the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.

In June 2007, after eight years with Arsenal, he transferred to Barcelona for a fee of €24 million. In 2009, he was an integral part of the club's historic treble when they won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. He went on to achieve an unprecedented sextuple by also winning the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. In 2010, he joined New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer , where he won the MLS Supporters' Shield in 2013. He also returned to Arsenal on loan for two months in 2012, before retiring in 2014.

Henry enjoyed sustained success with France, winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. 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. Henry was also one of the top commercially marketed footballers; he was ranked ninth in the world in 2006.



After retiring, Henry transitioned into coaching, and was appointed as an assistant coach at Belgium in 2016, before assuming the role as the head coach at Monaco in 2018.

✵ 17. August 1977
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Famous Thierry Henry Quotes

“I would love this place to be my garden.”

Thierry Henry

On Arsenal's old stadium.
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“He can become the best player in the Premiership.”

Thierry Henry

Arsene Wenger Arsenal's Homepage http://www.arsenal.com
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“Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.”

Thierry Henry

Zinedine Zidane http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/16/thierry-henry-sky-sports-pundit-playaer
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“Being seen as the best striker in Europe doesn't spur me on—it's helping my team to success. That's my only aim.”

Thierry Henry

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Source: Thierry Henry quotes http://expertfootball.com/gossip/quotes.php?search=Thierry_henry,

“When it's his day, Thierry can score a hat-trick with ease. He's amazing.”

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Robert Pires Arsenal's Homepage of Sky Sports http://home.skysports.com/club.asp?clid=3&cpid=8 (25 May]] [[2006)
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“With Thierry Henry so many asked for his shirt that the club threatened to start making him pay for ones he gave away!”

Thierry Henry

Martin Keown 'Arsenal wanted to charge Thierry Henry for having loads of shirt swaps' http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2014/10/arsenal-wanted-charge-thierry-henry-shirt-swaps.html (25 October 2014).
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Thierry Henry Quotes about football

“There's nothing I'm scared of in football.”

Thierry Henry

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“At times we forget that football is a team effort, a team game and not a solo show game. Sometimes we just don't respect the game. I love my game, but sometimes you need to please the people around you also, and pass the ball to them. At times during games we forget about team-mates in better positions while we try and force our way in, rather than pass to players in better positions around the box. That is something I'm thinking about more.”

Thierry Henry

" Thierry Henry player profile http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,278-377977,00.html, Times Online

“You can be ruthless by playing football and one-touch football. Sometimes we get confused between desire and playing football. There is a fine line and sometimes we could pass the ball to each other a bit better. Football is a team effort and sometimes when you're not playing well together you need to go back to basics and play as a team.”

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" Thierry Henry player profile http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,278-377977,00.html, Times Online

“A lot of different races and nationalities play football, so it is a good way to try and stop racism.”

Thierry Henry

On the "Show Racism the Red Card" campaign, Show Racism the Red Card http://www.theredcard.ie website

“Sometimes in football you have to score goals.”

Thierry Henry

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Thierry Henry Quotes

“You can never have enough trophies. If there were ten to be won a year I'd want to win them all! That's not being greedy, it's just a natural thing.”

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Nature

“I take the ball, I go wide, I cross, I shoot, but when the moment beckons, I am ready to make the difference.”

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“He controlled the ball on his chest, step on it, look, see if someone was in the stands, take a coffee, turn, call his family, no one was answering, left a message, and then thought "Oh, I might cross the ball."”

Thierry Henry

He crossed it and they scored.
Henry, on the lack of defensive abilities of his team, after losing 2-0.
Source: [Henry blasts Red Bulls' road form, defense in Houston, http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/soccerblog/thierry_henry_blasts_red_bulls_road_dLOBjuiWpoYxElzmwquq3L#ixzz2387uxefz, New York Post, 9 August, 2012, https://archive.is/b0BoP, 2013-06-30]

Family , Coffee

“What I believe is this: Catalunya is not Spain, it is something else and you have to feel it.”

Thierry Henry

After more than 18 months in the Catalan capital, Henry has become a firm believer in the Barcelona philosophy.
Source: [Thierry Henry: Catalunya is not Spain, http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2009/02/henry-catalunya-is-not-spain.html, inside World Soccer, 27 February, 2009]

Feeling

“You don’t let a guy put his hand on your chest, and put his foot on the ball and look into your eyes and tell you a bedtime story. No. sorry.”

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Guy

“Next time I'll learn to dive maybe, but I'm not a woman.”

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After the 2006 Champions League final.
Source: [Henry denies diving against Spain, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/france/5123952.stm, BBC Sport, 28 June, 2006, 2006-10-18]

Learning , Time

“It's not about me, it's about how I can help my team to achieve more. And I do that through scoring goals.”

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Help

“Henry is a beautiful player and has got complete technique, I adore watching him. I respect him very much as a man and as a footballer. He reminds me of myself.”

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Ronaldinho Barcelona chief declares interest in Henry http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=352723&cc=5901, (20 December 2005)
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Beauty , Football

“And then there is the magnificent Thierry Henry - someone who has blistering pace and is unbelievable when he is finishing at his best.”

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Alan Hansen Alan Hansen's column http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4802114.stm,(13 March 2006).
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“I'm not a machine.”

Thierry Henry

After being critised over his poor form.
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