One of the biggest legends in recent soccer memory has a new gig as the head coach of Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact, the second coaching job in his career.
Thierry Henry, the Arsenal legend who became one of the faces of the game internationally in the 2000s, was named Impact’s next head coach on Thursday morning.
This is Henry’s first job since being unceremoniously fired from his first gig coaching AS Monaco in France’s Ligue 1, where he managed only 4 wins in 20 matches.
Despite his errant first step into the world of coaching, Montreal felt confident enough in the 42-year-old’s abilities and knowledge to give him a two-year contract with an option for the 2022 season. Henry will be tasked with making a contender out of the Impact, which finished in 18th place in the MLS this season and hasn’t qualified for the playoffs since 2016.
This new job isn’t the France native’s first foray into the world of North American soccer. The last four seasons of Henry’s career were spent with the New York Red Bulls, where he became one of the faces of the nascent league.
Henry will take over as Impact’s new coach immediately and will be on the sidelines for the team in March for the new season’s first match.
