Thierry Henry, a legend of Arsenal, talks about his battle with depression throughout his career: Had to change. Speaking on his struggles with mental health, former France and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry claimed he “must have been in depression” during his career.
In 2014, the 46-year-old came to an end to his illustrious 20-year club career, which saw stops at Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona, and the New York Red Bulls.
Before heading to Camp Nou, where he won two La Liga titles and the Champions League, he scored 228 goals for Arsenal over his two stints there and won two Premier League titles.
In addition to winning a World Cup with the Les Bleus, Henry has coached Monaco and Montreal Impact as well as handled Arsenal’s junior teams and assisted Belgium as a coach. He is the France Under-21 team’s head coach at the moment.
Henry said on The Diary Of A CEO podcast, “I must have been in depression throughout my career and since I was born.”
Was I aware of it? No. Have I taken any action on it? No. But I adjusted to a particular manner.”
When Henry was coaching Major League Soccer team Montreal during the COVID-19 pandemic, he acknowledged it had been a trying time for him.
“I was in isolation in Montreal, and not being able to see my kids for a year was tough,” he stated.
“I was crying by myself. I’m not sure why, but it’s possible they were there for a very long period.”
