Thierry Henry named coach of France’s under-21 team on two-year contract

PARIS (AP) — Former France ahead Thierry Henry was appointed coach of the nationwide under-21 staff on Monday.

The French Football Federation mentioned Henry was given a two-year contract and he will even lead a France Under-23 facet on the 2024 Paris Olympics, describing the occasion as a “major objective.”

Henry’s first match in cost shall be a pleasant at residence to Denmark on Sept. 7 adopted by Slovenia 4 days later in a primary qualifying match for the 2025 European Championship.

The 46-year-old Henry had two spells as Belgium assistant coach, together with eventually 12 months’s World Cup, however was not stored on after Roberto Martinez was changed by Domenico Tedesco as head coach in February.

In between these two spells, Henry coached Monaco and Major League Soccer staff Montreal.

Henry, a 1998 World Cup winner with France, spent most of his taking part in profession at Arsenal and is the English staff’s all-time document goal-scorer. He additionally performed for Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona and New York Red Bulls earlier than retiring in 2014.