Thierry Henry returns to Roberto Martinez’s Belgium staff ahead of Euro 2020

Thierry Henry returns to Roberto Martinez’s Belgium staff ahead of Euro 2020
By The Athletic Staff
May 30, 2021

Thierry Henry has returned to the Belgium set-up ahead of the European Championship.

Henry, 43, was part of Roberto Martinez's coaching staff between 2016 and 2018. He left after the World Cup but has returned for this summer's tournament.

The former Arsenal striker's previous role with Belgium was as an assistant coach.

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What did Henry do for Belgium before?

Henry joined Belgium in August 2016 and worked with Martinez and Graeme Jones — who is now part of Gareth Southgate's England set up.

The Frenchman helped them to a semi-final and a third place finish at the 2018 World Cup.

He was promoted to assistant coach after Jones left but departed himself in October 2018.

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What has Henry done since leaving Belgium?

Henry joined Monaco in October 2018 after his first stint at Belgium.

Henry was sacked after just three months after a poor run of results that saw Monaco down in 19th in Ligue 1. They won four, drew five and lost 11 games.

On November, 14 2019 Henry signed with MLS side Montreal Impact on a two-year deal. After leading Montreal to their first play-off berth in four seasons in February 2021, however, the 43-year-old left his role to be closer to his children.

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