Thierry Henry ,37 years old , a former Arsenal and France star has retired. In his days he was a sensation to behold with his prolific ways of scoring goals.
At Arsenal,Henry made his name as a world-class player. Despite initially struggling in the Premier League, he emerged as Arsenal's top goal-scorer for almost every season of his tenure there. 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.
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 total, Henry has been named in the UEFA Team of the Year five times .
In short , Henry has won two Premier League titles and three FA Cups with the Gunners, where he played between 1999 and 2007. He added the Champions League trophy with Barcelona in 2009 and returned to Arsenal for four matches on loan from the Red Bulls in 2012, coming on as a substitute to score the winner against Leeds in the third round of the
From him....."It has been an incredible journey," said the 37-year-old.
What a player!!! Goodluck to him. he did well!!!!!!!!
igwe 1, you are a legend. wish u well in ur future endeavours, even though am not an arsenal fan
ReplyDeleteindeed it has been an incredible journey for him, he will forever be remembered among heroes in arsenal in particular and the game of football in general. wishing him the very best ahead.
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