January 10 – Former French World Cup winner Thierry Henry has spoken of his mental health battles, revealing that he may well have had depression throughout his illustrious career.
The 46-year-old, who had stints at Arsenal, Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona and New York Red Bulls, hung up his boots in 2014.
For Arsenal he scored 228 goals during two spells, winning two Premier League titles before moving to Camp Nou, where he won a pair of LaLiga crowns and the Champions League.
Henry (pictured), who famously won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship and is Arsenal’s all-time highest scorer, says he “must have been in depression” and had a spell during the coronavirus pandemic when he was “crying almost every day”.
Henry has also served as assistant coach of Belgium as well as head coach of Monaco and Montreal Impact. He is currently the head coach of France Under-21s.
“Throughout my career, and since I was born, I must have been in depression,” Henry told The Diary Of A CEO podcast. “Did I know it? No. Did I do something about it? No. But I adapted to a certain way.”
Henry said it had been a particularly difficult time for him during the pandemic, when he was managing Major League Soccer side Montreal.
“I was in isolation, and not being able to see my kids for a year was tough. Tears were coming alone. Why I don’t know, but maybe they were there for a very long time.”
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