Sky Sports pundit and Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry has been appointed to serve as an assistant to new Belgium coach Roberto Martinez.
Henry will be part of the backroom staff alongside Graeme Jones, who was Martinez’s assistant at Swansea, Wigan and Everton.
Henry told social media: “Honoured to be assistant coach for Belgium. Thanks to Roberto Martinez and the Royal Belgian FA. Very excited. Can’t wait.”
Martinez for his part, said: “Thierry is an important figure. He will bring something different. He agreed right away to join us.
“He is someone who knows how to develop a collective mentality, how to work together to win. He won the World Cup in 1998 and has the experience to achieve great things.”
The announcement was made as Martinez named his first senior squad since taking the Belgium job, replacing Marc Wilmots who was dismissed following the Euro 2016 quarter-final defeat by Wales.
It was also announced that fitness coach Richard Evans, who like Jones worked with Martinez at Swansea, Everton and Wigan, would take up a similar role with the national team.
