It has been 20 years, this Sunday, May 26, 2024, that AS Monaco played the one and only Champions League final in its history, losing to FC Porto (0-3). A rarity also on the scale of French clubs, and a performance only reissued by Paris Saint-Germain in 2020, in a context of the Covid health crisis.
Led by Didier Deschamps, the Monegasque team still makes an impression twenty years later. But what happened to the members of the AS Monaco epic who started in the final?
Goalkeeper: Flavio Roma
ASM doorman between 2001 and 2009, Flavio Roma only misses the last match of the group stage against AEK Athens, injured. Returning to Monaco after working freelance in Milan (2009-2012), the Italian still lives in the Principality. “I stayed at the training center, indicates the man with 247 appearances for AS Monaco. Afterwards, I spent a year at AC Milan (2022-2023). This year, I am in Monaco, without activity. »
Defenders: Hugo Ibarra, Julien Rodriguez, Gaël Givet, Patrice Évra
Loaned to Monaco by its future executioner Porto, Hugo Ibarra finished his career at Boca Juniors, where he rose through the ranks of the staff. Youth coach, reserve assistant, the Argentinian ended up taking charge of the first team between 2022 and 2023.
Patrice Évra has also passed several coaching diplomas since the end of his career in 2018. He has also released an autobiography, I love this gamepublished in 2022.
Julien Rodriguez coached a few teams of very young footballers until 2021 in the Marseille club Eoures Caviens Treille Sport.
Gaël Givetfor its part, is working on the upcoming opening of a new sports complex, the Krystal in Arles, including padel courts. “I discovered the discipline a few years ago, he says. I developed a passion like many footballers. As I came back to settle in Arles, I said to myself: “Why not create a structure here?”, as there aren’t really any in Arles. »
The Arlesian regularly plays tournaments with his friend Sébastien Squillaci, who entered the final in place of Ludovic Giuly.
Midfielders: Édouard Cissé, Lucas Bernardi, Andreas Zikos
In the Monegasque midfield, Lucas Bernardi formed a duo with Andreas Zikos. The Argentinian embarked on a coaching career in Argentina, notably coaching his former club Newell’s Old Boys. After coaching Arsenal de Sarandi, Godoy Cruz, Estudiantes and CA Belgrano, Bernardi will return to Newell’s Old Boys as sporting director.
The Greek, too, has coached different teams in his country. Jumble, APS Patrai, Diagoras Vrachneikon, AO Zevgolatiou or AE Achaiki.
Édouard Cisse is a consultant for Prime Video for Ligue 1. He also invested in the So Press group in 2015, and has hosted a podcast for three years, called “Alternative Football”.
Attackers: Ludovic Giuly, Fernando Morientes, Jérôme Rothen
Jerome Rothen also turned to the media and was a consultant for Canal + and beIN Sports. Present on RMC for many years, he hosts the eponymous show Rothen ignites since 2021. The former striker also made several stints on the Plessis-Robinson bench, at regional level, as an assistant coach.
Ludovic Giuly also quickly began a career change as a consultant, which today sees him working for the media Free Ligue 1. Once an ambassador for AS Monaco, the attacking midfielder held the position of assistant to the Asemist reserve, then another as coach of the OL attackers, between 2022 and 2023.
Fernando Morientes, on loan from Real Madrid during the 2023-2024 season, was also a consultant in Spain, and coach with youth teams for the Merengue. Coach in D3 of Fuenlabrada, the former striker also worked for Racing Capri (Italy), as technical director.
