Thierry Henry Celebsgraphy

May 17, 2024

About Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry is a former professional footballer and coach. He was one of the best players of his time and was also called one of the world’s best strikers. He is known for his countless achievements in the football career.

Early years

Thierry Henry was born on 17th August of 1977 in Les Ulis of France. Thus, he belongs to French nationality. His ancestry is Antillean and is the son of Antoine and Maryse. His full name is Thierry Daniel Henry. As a teenager, Henry didn’t have much interest in football, but he had great potential in him, which his father saw and believed. Thus, with his father’s pressure, he joined the club and started his professional football career training.

Quick Info
Full name	Thierry Daniel Henry
Date of Birth	17 August 1977
Birth Place	Les Ulis, France
Occupation	Former Professional Player (Striker), Football Coach
Clubs as Player	1994–1999 Monaco 1999 Juventus 1999–2007Arsenal 2007–2010 Barcelona 2010–2014 New York Red Bulls 2012 → Arsenal (loan)
As a Manager	2016–2018Belgium (assistant) 2018–2019Monaco 2019– present Montreal Impact
Spouse(s)	Nicole Merry (m. 2001- divorced 2007) Andrea Rajacic (m. 2008)
Net worth	US $130 million

Club career

Monaco & Juventus:

After playing in numerous matches, his performance attracted the attention of professional club Monaco during the 1990s. Later on, he made his professional debut by signing with Monaco in the youth club. He played his first professional game for Monaco against Nice, which was lost by 2-0 points. He played as the left-winger, and his performance achieved him the title French Young Footballer of the Year. He led the team to win continuously in the following seasons and set the record for the highest number of French history goals.

In 1999, he left Monaco and signed the 10.5 million pounds contract with Juventus. But sadly, he made only three goals in 16 of the games he appeared in.

Arsenal:

Since Thierry Henry didn’t find much success in Juventus, he transferred to Arsenal, where he made his football career breakthrough and earned the world-class footballer title. He started playing as the striker in the club, which he found difficult to adjust initially but eventually made an impressive performance.

During the 2000-01 season, Henry made his breakthrough second goal against the opponent team Manchester United. The team reached the final of the FA Cup but was eventually lost to Liverpool with 2-1 scores.

The 2001-02 season was the season of success for both the club and Henry. Henry led the team to win FA Cup Final against Chelsea by 2-0 scores and gained the Premier League title.

In 2002-03 season, Henry again led the Arsenal to win their second FA Cup. That season, he earned the FWA Footballer of the Year award and PFA Players’ Player of the Year award. That season, he also set the record for making 20 goals and 20 assists in a season.

In 2003-04 season, Thierry Henry reclaimed the Premier League title and received his second FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Players’ Player of the year award. Henry also won the European Golden Boot after scoring 39 goals in each of the competitions. Following seasons, Henry missed most of the games due to injury.

In the 2005-06 season, he made his comeback with winning the title of top goalscorer of all time and being qualified for FIFA World XI. Following the season, he again suffered to play due to his injury.

Barcelona:

In 2007, Thierry Henry signed the 24 million Euro worth of contract with Barcelona, where he made his first hat-trick against the team Levante. He led the team to win Primera Division and UEFA Champions League. The club won the treble during the 2008-09 season along with UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

New York Red Bulls & Retirement:

In 2010, he signed the contract with New York Red Bulls, but the new club seasons were not much productive for Henry, so he returned to play for Arsenal in the loan. After leading the Arsenal to FA Cup, he again returned to New York Red Bulls in 2012. This time, he achieved the MLS Player of the Month title after scoring his hat-trick against Montreal Impact.

Managerial career

After retiring for the professional football career, Thierry Henry started as a football coach for the Arsenal youth club. After coaching the youth team for a year, he went on to Belgium national team as an assistant coach. His coaching strategy was highly praised by the player Romelu Lukaku.

In 2018, he went on to join the Monaco club as the manager for which he received mixed reactions from the people. But due to Henry’s unsuccessful managing of the club, he was dismissed from the club. At the end of 2019, he signed the two years contract with Montreal Impact as a manager. Currently, he is managing the club with diligence and dedication.

Outside football

Personal life:

Thierry Henry dated and married Nicole Merry during 2001, but their marriage lasted only for seven years. During those years, they had a daughter named Tea Henry, born on 5th July of 2003. His divorce was settled with 10 million pounds. Henry was already in a relationship with Chloe Walton in 2006, then not long after dating Sadie Hewlett. After dating Hewlett for a year, he dated Andrea Rajacic and tied the knot with her in 2008. Andrea Rajacic gave birth to their first son named Tristan Henry in 2012 and later a daughter named Tatiana Henry in 2015.

Henry is active in Instagram over 2.7 million followers and on Twitter, with over 2.3 million followers. He posts about his daily activities, and most are related to football.

Social causes:

Thierry Henry is actively speaking against racism that keeps happening in American society. He has become the victim of it, so he is actively going against it. He also joined the campaign with Nike called Stand Up and Speak Up to speak against the racism in football.

Along with other professional football players, he is also one of the members of the UNICEF-FIFA squad.

In 2002, he joined the FIFA’s ald “Live for Lovtitle title e United,” which earnings were for research purposes for AIDS. Except for that, he has participated in various charity football games.

Film appearance:

Thierry Henry has made a small cameo appearance in the American comedy film called Entourage, released in 2015.

Physical statistics

Thierry Henry has a height of 6 feet and 2 inches with a bodyweight of around 83 kg. Since he is an athlete, he possesses an athletic, healthy, and robust body. He has dark skin color with dark brown eyes and natural black hair.

Henry has multiple tattoos in his arms and biceps. His zodiac sign is Aries.

Net worth

Thierry Henry’s net worth is estimated to be around 130 million dollars as of 2020. His income source is from the club games and coaching career moreover, he earns extra millions from the endorsements with sports brands like Nike, Reebok, Puma, and other brands like Gillette, Pepsi, and so on.