Arsenal fell behind after defender per mertesacker injured himself in trying to control the. The french antilles are almost entirely christian, with roman catholics the largest portion, and voodoo is still practiced throughout the region. The former arsenal striker has signed a twoyear contract with the option of a. His combination of electric speed and at times, magical skill made him impossible for most defenders to contain.
Jan 10, 2012 thierry henry s winner for arsenal against leeds was written in the stars thierry henry, arsene wenger and simon grayson all felt the hand of fate at work as the arsenal legend came off the. Thierry henry made his american debut thursday night in an exhibition match against tottenham hotspur and scored the red bulls only goal in a 21 loss. Thierry henry is the new head coach of mls side montreal impact. As a footballer, henry is one of the most successful, talented, and beloved players of all time. But as he approached the autumn of his career, thierrys crown began to slip from the. After arsenal legend thierry henry announced his retirement from football, talksport takes a look at ten of the greatest moments of his gunners career. Exarsenal star on living with henry and why they dont speak. He is frances highestever international goalscorer and secondhighest appearance maker with 123 caps and 51 goals. Thierry henry scored against leeds in the 2012 fa cup. Feb 01, 2005 he is the greatest striker in the game. Thierry henry gifted, charismatic and a worldclass footballer of the highest order has passed into arsenal legend as the hero of arsene wengers team that finally ended manchester uniteds domination. This marks a return to the dugout for henry following an illfated spell as manager at monaco last season in which he lasted just three months, with the ligue 1 outfit facing relegation at the time. Thierry henry was back in arsenal for a month at the start of the new year. Still, henry remained arsenals main offensive threat, on many occasions conjuring spectacular goals.
Dec 16, 2014 thierry henry has called time on a long and distinguished football career. He had one of the most complete skill sets of any striker in modern fo. Sergio aguero passes thierry henry in premier league. I was alive when thierry henry scored his 227th goal. Named team most valuable player, mls allstar and best xi for second straight year and was a finalist for the mls most valuable player for the first time. Thierry henry was born on august 17, 1977 in les ulis, essonne, iledefrance, france as thierry daniel henry. Sergio aguero passes thierry henry in premier league record. Thierry henry 12 top 10 goals for thierry henry in.
Top 10 goals for thierry henry in newyork redbull mls. Nov 08, 2012 thierry henry gifted, charismatic and a genuinely worldclass footballer has passed into arsenal legend as the hero of a team that finally ended manchester uniteds dominance. Thierry henry s stoppagetime winner handed martin oneill his first home defeat as sunderland manager. Thierry henry this seasons has also noted 0 assists, played 2983 minutes, with 26 times he played game in first line. But as he approached the autumn of his career, thierrys crown began to slip from the infamous hand of gaul incident to a dismal world cup 2010. Henrys goal against leeds came in the 78th minute and was assisted by alex song. Thierry henry was not a starter and watched on the bench the first goal of the game by his danish teammate dan petersen. View the player profile of forward thierry henry, including statistics and photos, on the official website of the premier league. On this goal, thierry henry produced the gamewinning goal in the 71st minute to help the new york red bulls pull out a 10 victory over the chicago fire. I feel like this goal is now more famous for its celebration than for the impact it actually had on a competition or team.
During his international career he played 123 games for france in which he scored 51 goals. Thierry henry revels in dream return to arsenal against leeds. Video thierry henry goal vs leeds united arsenal fa cup 2012. A special page for the king of football history thierry henry. Finishing at speed by ben welch 01 february 2017 the new york red bulls forward and arsenal and france legend explains the art of scoring while sprinting. Thierry henry is returning to the touchline after being named the montreal impacts new head coach. Thierry henry could take the ball in the middle of the park and score a goal that no one else in the world could score. And theres a familiar face to greet the arsenal legend upon his arrival. The former french international, who turned 37 last august, announced his decision on tuesday. Thierry daniel henry is a french professional football coach and former player who is currently. Thierry henry extended his own history book with the winning goal to send arsenal through to the fourth round of the fa cup henry came off the bench and within 10 minutes, he received the ball. Thierry henrys winner for arsenal against leeds was written.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Jan 09, 2012 this thierry henry goal vs leeds see video below saw the french striker net on his second debut for the gunners in their fa cup match against the whites on 9th january 2012. The belarus international played with henry at both the gunners and in spain with barcelona and remembers their friendship fondly. With half an hour on the clock and the score at 00, gilles grimandi fed a pass into henry. Thierry henry biography childhood, life achievements. Thierry henry gifted, charismatic and a worldclass footballer of the highest order has passed into. Lonely at the top and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Thierry henry gifted, charismatic and a genuinely worldclass footballer has passed into arsenal legend as the hero of a team that finally ended manchester uniteds dominance. Thierry henry marked the beginning of his return to arsenal by scoring his 227th goal for the club, nine minutes after coming off the bench.
Thierry henry scoring at sunderland in his last premier league game in the 92nd minute to win it 21. Weve picked 10 of our favourite strikes from his time at arsenal and you can watch the video above. This gives a little more humanity to the goal machine that is thierry henry, and after reading it i have a. Thierry henrys winner for arsenal against leeds was written in the stars thierry henry, arsene wenger and simon grayson all felt the hand of fate at work as the arsenal legend came off the. Thierry henry goal celebration for new york red bulls. When did thierry henry scored his first goals answers. This is not the official page of thierry henry this page dedicated to his fans. His first international goal came in the 1998 fifa world cup against south africa.
Despite recording fewer goals and assists than his first season, henrys second season with arsenal proved to be a breakthrough, as he became. He had scored his first unofficial goals by the age of 7, as that was when football clubs first began noticing his innate talent. Sergio aguero passes thierry henry in premier league record book as manchester city cruises vs. Thierry henry scored an incredible 228 goals during his time in north london, including memorable strikes against manchester united and liverpool. Thierry henry was a famous french football soccer in america player.
A few goals are missing like the goal against leeds in 2012 due to. Thierry henry revels in dream return to arsenal against. Henry won in zijn carriere onder meer een wk, ek, uefa champions league. He returned to arsenal on loan for two months in 2012, before retiring in 2014. Oct 16, 2007 the french striker thierry henry could certainly qualify as a man of the world. Published november 8th 2012 by macmillan hardback omes first published november 8th 2010. The top 20 goals of strikers brilliant career 0 of 20 thierry henry may be returning to arsenal soon, and this seems like a great time to look at some of his top goals.
The lineup includes a feature that focuses on the french striker thierry henry and his move to the united states and a feature on the heated and getting hotter rivalry between the united states and mexico. Former arsenal star alexander hleb has lifted the lid on what it was like to work and live with the legendary thierry henry hleb starred for arsenal from 2005 to 2008 before leaving for barcelona. But thierry henry scored his first goal in proffessional team only at the end of his first season 1994 95. Various rumor mills postulate that he is either roman catholic or muslim. Thierry henry of arsenal celebrates his goal in front of the tottenham hotspur fans during the fa barclaycard premiership match between arsenal and tottenham hotspur on november 16, 2002 played at. He went back to arsenal for a 2 month loan spell during the 20112012 season and scored key goals, including the only goal against leeds united in the fa cup. Thierry henry had a remarkable career in which he scored 228 goals for arsenal, 51 for france and 411 times overall. Former arsenal and france striker thierry henry has announced his retirement from football after a trophyladen 20year career. Thierry henry best arsenal goals with english commentary. Thierry henry is the enigmatic multimillionaire frenchman who has put the vavavoom into the premiership. Thierry daniel henry was born august 17, 1977 in les ulis, essonne, france.
Illuminated by finely turned phrases and vivid insights richard williams, guardian sports books of the year. Thierry henry has been appointed as head coach of major league soccer club montreal impact. Because, if were being honest, thierry henry s goal against leeds was, by most stretches, very ordinary. The 29th april 1995, 34 round of french league monaco received lens. The 1998 world cup winner, and arsenals alltime leading goalscorer. Jan 10, 2012 t he most refreshing aspect of thierry henry s fairytale return to arsenals colours at the emirates on monday night came in the sentiments he expressed in an emotional postmatch interview. Thierry henry all goals by thierry henry for arsenal f. Exarsenal ace set to provide thierry henry with his first. Exarsenal star on living with henry footballlondon. Thierry henry marked the beginning of his return to arsenal by scoring his 227th goal for the club, nine minutes after coming off the bench against leds united. Thierry henry statistics history, goals, assists, game log. Its often said that there is a significant difference between being a great goalscorer and being a scorer of great goals, but thierry henry was truly both. Thierry henry vagy teljes neven thierry daniel henry les ulis, 1977.
Thierry henrys 5 best goals in mls bleacher report. Thierry henry reveals his favourite ever arsenal goal telegraph. Nov 15, 2019 thierry henry is the new head coach of mls side montreal impact. Born in france, henry began his professional soccer career with as monaco, moved to juventus of italy, became a star with arsenal of england and recently moved to barcelona of spain. The former arsenal strikers nonchalant celebration has. Key pl premier league cl uefa champions league fac fa cup lc league cup uc uefa cup cs community shield. Thierry henry scored 226 goals in his career at arsenal, making him a true legend. Hleb starred for arsenal from 2005 to 2008 before leaving for barcelona. Thierry daniel henry les ulis, 17 augustus 1977 is een frans voetbalcoach en voormalig betaald. Won 123 caps and scored 51 goals for france between.
Henry scores on arsenal return against leeds arsenal vs. Apr 18, 2018 as one of the premier leagues top goalscorers thierry henry knows the importance of having teammates to provide forwards with the chances to score the frenchman scored 175 pl goals for arsenal and won the premier league golden boot on a record four occasions. Thierry henry utalentowany, charyzmatyczny, swiatowej klasy pilkarz. Thierry henrys 10 greatest arsenal moments talksport.
Thierry henrys winner for arsenal against leeds was. So it is not altogether expected, when henry recalls an fa cup third. Jan 07, 2015 all the greatest goals that thierry henry scored in his 8 year career with the gunners, all with full english commentary. Is thierry henry the best striker in the premier league. Encapsulating a magical time in henrys career, this dvd features exclusive interviews with the man himself and fellow arsenal greats, highlights from standout games and every single arsenal goal scored by the legend, thierry henry. List of international goals scored by thierry henry wikipedia. I was alive when thierry henry scored his 227th goal home. Thierry henry nets spectacular goal from corner in ny. His celebrations were equally as impressive, and we want to know whether you can match up thierrys goals with the correct celebration. Thierry henrys winner for arsenal against leeds was written in the. Auclair is objective, almost to a fault, in his presentation and analysis. Thierry henry, the king of highbury is one of the most decorated player in. The greatest goals of thierry henrys arsenal career. Thierry henry nets spectacular goal from corner in.
Thierry henry was born on august 17, 1977 in a small suburban town of paris called les ulis to antoine and marylese henry. Jul 16, 2019 former arsenal star alexander hleb has lifted the lid on what it was like to work and live with the legendary thierry henry. Thierry henry appointed new montreal impact head coach. Thierry henry scores against leeds on his return to arsenal. He scored 3 goals and helps the team to big wins and shows how much the arsenal need him. This summer, were taking on the unenviable task of whittling down every great goal ever scored in the history of football to a shortlist of just 20. Because, if were being honest, thierry henrys goal against leeds was, by most. All the greatest goals that thierry henry scored in his 8 year career with the gunners, all with full english commentary. Henrys auspicious performance in one half of play charmed and entertained the crowd of 20,312 at red bull arena, but it also revived an important question. Thierry henry, in full thierry daniel henry, born august 17, 1977, chatillon, france, french football soccer player and manager who scored more international goals than any other player in frances history and who is considered one of the most prolific goal scorers of his time.
Thierry henry s returning goal in the fa cup 3rd round against leeds united for arsenal. Right before his birth, his parents left the french antilles to make a better life for themselves. Henry was born and grew up in harsh environments, les ulis district of paris, which turned out to have a good football facilities. His first book on cantona was a masterpiece of the genre, seeking to. Nov 30, 2015 thierry henry scoring at sunderland in his last premier league game in the 92nd minute to win it 21. Thierry henry bio and football career the history of football. Jan 12, 2020 sergio aguero passes thierry henry in premier league record book as manchester city cruises vs. Henrys goal v leeds also gave arsenal the lead in the third round fa cup game.
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