• Former striker takes Ligue 1 job with club down in 18th place • ‘I am very happy to come back to Monaco,’ says HenryThierry Henry has been named as the new head coach at Monaco. Henry started his career at Monaco, and has been working as an assistant to the Belgium manager Roberto Martínez. “In the first place, I thank AS Monaco for giving me the opportunity to coach the team of this club so special to me,” Henry said. “I cannot wait to meet the players to start working together.”Henry is set to officially take up his new role from Monday. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty ImagesHenry helped Monaco win the French title in 1997, before joining Italian club Juventus in January 1999.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2018 09:36 UTC