Thierry Henry will join the Belgium national team's coaching staff as Roberto Martinez's assistant.

Henry had been working as coach of Arsenal's under-18 side before leaving last month after Arsene Wenger told him he could not continue in the role unless he quit his work as a TV pundit.

"He's someone that has been in the situation of having to develop a mentality as a team to chase the dream of winning something special," Martinez said.

"He did that with his country back in '96 leading up to '98."

Martinez said Henry had been "very keen" to join the staff and that he had turned to him in part because he believes he can help get the best out of Belgium's forwards.

"The attacking quality that we have got in our group is very rich," Martinez said.