Thierry Henry has resigned from his function as supervisor of France’s youth groups after incomes a silver medal on the Paris Olympics, the French Soccer Federation introduced on Monday.
Henry, who received the 1998 World Cup together with his nation as a participant, cited “private causes” because the motivation for his resolution within the FFF information launch.
“I’ve to thank the FFF and Philippe Diallo [president of the FFF], who gave me this wonderful alternative,” Henry mentioned. “Profitable a silver medal on the Olympics for my nation will stay one of many proudest achievements of my life.
“I’m extremely grateful to the Federation, the gamers, the employees and the supporters who allowed me to reside out a magical expertise.”
Henry’s Olympic crew, made up of under-23 gamers and three overage choices, beat Argentina and Egypt on the way in which to the ultimate in Paris, solely to be overwhelmed 5-3 by Spain after further time.
Diallo thanked Henry for his professionalism within the assertion and added that the FFF is trying to find a brand new coach to take cost forward of the upcoming qualifiers for the U21 Euro 2025.
Henry has managed Monaco in Ligue 1 and the Montreal Affect in MLS beforehand, and he served as an assistant throughout Roberto Martínez’s time answerable for Belgium‘s senior males’s nationwide crew.
