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The only Colombian team that Thierry Henry wore the shirt of

The French scorer wore the shirt of one of the greats of France

By Diego Mendoza

Henry. FOTO: Arsenal
Henry. FOTO: Arsenal

Thierry Henry is one of the greatest former players born in France. At 44 years of age, he is now a coach. Henry was an idol for the French national team , becoming world champion at the 1998 World Cup in France

Thierry Henry played for several clubs, where he stood out as a goal scorer: AS Monaco , Juventus , FC Barcelona , ​​Arsenal and New York RB .

Thierry Henry visited Colombia in 2013 and was welcomed at Atlético Nacional , managed by Juan Carlos Osorio ; he put on the “Verdolaga” shirt and trained with them. Henry came to Colombia at the invitation of his friend Juan Pablo Ángel .

The Fútbol Red portal collects some statements from Diego Arias , former player of Atlético Nacional ; who commented at that time on Thierry Henry 's visit to the "Verdolaga" team: "It was a good experience to have Thierry here. He spoke to us in Spanish, he laughed and behaved as if he were one more of the group. I was impressed by his humility and great technical condition."

Thiery Henry

Diego Mendoza

Diego Mendoza

Licenciado en Comunicación Social con mención en periodismo por la Universidad Central del Ecuador. Apasionado al fútbol ecuatoriano y parte de El Futbolero desde 2020. No tengo problema en decir la verdad, no vivo de los equipos ni de los jugadores. Trato de representar el sentir del hincha en mis notas.

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