THIERRY HENRY

TEAMS PLAYED FOR


FC Barcelona (Spain): 2007 -
Arsenal (England): 1999 - 2007
Juventus (Italy): 1999
Monaco (France): 1992 - 1999
Clairefontaine (France): 1992
Viry-Chatillon (France): 1990 - 1992
US Palaiseau (France): 1989 - 1990
CO Les ulis (France): 1983 - 1989


BIO

Thierry Henry was born on August 17, 1977, in the small suburban Paris town of Les Ulis. His parents, Antoine and Marylese, left the French Antilles one year earlier in search of a better life.
When the parents arrived in Paris, the state issued the family a subsidized two-bedroom apartment, which was buried amidst the tall, concrete, sixties-style buildings that served as Les Ulis' trademark. The high percentage of immigrants, combined with the narrow roadways and lack of public parks, made the town a ghetto in the eyes of many Parisians.
Despite the less-than-ideal conditions, Antoine stressed the importance of athletics to Thierry, specifically soccer. Marylese worried that her son spent too much time on the pitch and not enough time studying. Thierry listened to both his parents and became a great student and an even better soccer player.
Antoine continually took Thierry to local soccer camps and matches, and it soon became evident that the youngster was an above-average player for his age. As Thierry reached his early teenage years, he started opening the eyes of local scouts. Thierry starred for both the junior team of Les Ulis and the neighboring town of Palaiseau.

CLUB CAREER

At the age of 13, Henry started playing for a semi-pro team Viry-Chatillon. He only played 26 games but managed to score 77 goals.
Just before his 14th birthday, Thierry was one of the 25 boys selected for the French Football Federation's Clairefontaine Academy, located about 30 miles west of Paris. Like every teen who receives this prestigious honor, he lived at the school and concentrated almost exclusively on soccer. William Gallas, Louis Saha and Nicolas Anelka were among Thierry’s classmates at Clairefontaine.
While at the Academy, the specialists noticed his amazing speed and intelligence, but were worried that his ball handling and goal scoring would not improve. Arsene Wenger, however, saw far greater potential in Thierry. The manager of Monaco at the time, Wenger didn't hesitate to sign the 16-year-old to a contract.
That was the beginning of Henry's friendship and fruitful work with Arsene Wegner. When the latest was appointed the coach of London's Arsenal, Henry was signed from Juventus on a US$10 million transfer.
While at Arsenal, Henry became one of the most prolific scorers in the Premiership history scoring 174 goals in various competitions. He won numerous personal and team awards including the Premiership and FA Cup titles.
In 2007 Henry transferred to Spanish club FC Barcelona for 24 million euros. He left Arsenal as the team's all-time league goal-scorer with 174 goals and all-time goal-scorer in Europe with 42 goals. Henry continued to impress at Barcelona scoring goals and winning titles. He won the La Liga title, Copa del Ray and his most desired UEFA Champions League title.

NATIONAL TEAM CAREER

Henry had a very successful career with the France National Team. He was a member of France World Cup winning team in 1998. He also won the European Championship in 2000 by beating Italy in the final.

PERSONAL INFO

Henry was married to an English model Nicole Merry and they had a daughter Tea... the couple divorced in 2007... Thierry is a big fan of the NBA and is close friends with Tony Parker of San Antonio Spurs... He is a spokesperson against racism...

TITLES AND AWARDS

Monaco

Ligue 1: 1997
French Super Cup: 1997

Arsenal

Premier League: 2002, 2004
FA Cup: 2002, 2003, 2005
FA Community Shield: 2002, 2004

Barcelona

La Liga: 2009
Copa del Rey: 2009
UEFA Champions League: 2009
Spanish Super Cup: 2009
UEFA Super Cup: 2009

International

FIFA World Cup: 1998
UEFA European Championship: 2000
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003
European Golden Boot: 2004, 2005
French Player of the Year: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006