Jean-Luc Ettori

Jean-Luc Ettori was born on July 29, 1955 in Marseille, France. Very small for a goalkeeper, 1m73, he first grew up in Brittany in Rennes before joining INF Vichy, the national football institute. After 3 years, he joined AS Monaco, a club he would not leave.

764

Games

703

Goals Conceded

306

Clean Sheets

Trophies

1975/94 AS Monaco (FRA) 755 matches

(French Championship: 602 matches)

(French Cup: 93 matches)

(European Champion Clubs' Cup: 23 matches)

(Cup Winners' Cup: 25 matches)

(UEFA Cup: 12 matches)

With the National Team :

9 selections

(Friendly matches: 3 selections)

(World Cup: 6 selections)

1st selection: February 27, 1980 against Greece (1-5)

Last selection: August 31, 1982 against Poland (0-4)

Jean-Luc Ettori

Born July 29, 1955 in Marseille (FRA)

French, Goalkeeper, 1m73

Nickname: Tonton

A tragic story with the French national team

From his first matches, he impressed and won his first French championship title in the 1977/78 season at the age of 22. His season was very good, 42 matches played for 11 clean sheets and 48 goals conceded. Very gifted on his line, he was recognized for his brilliant reflex saves.

He logically joined the French team in 1980 under the orders of Michel Hidalgo who made him start against Greece on February 27, a 5-1 defeat for France. But in a French team that goes through different goalkeepers, no one stands out, not even Ettori. He is still the one who becomes a starter at the 1982 World Cup. Author of a bad tournament individually despite a nice 4th place, he must withdraw from the French team, his last match will be in August 1982, during a friendly where France loses 4-0.

An excellent goalkeeper despite his small size

It is from this moment that the goalkeeper will focus on his favorite club, AS Monaco, unbeatable there, he will chain nearly 20 years in the skin of a must-have of the club. A humble player, far from the stereotypes of football stars, we could see him parking his 2CV near the Ferraris and Porsches of his teammates.

During the 1987/88 season, he had one of the best seasons of his career, 40 games played, 18 clean sheets and only 33 goals conceded. This third and final championship title of his career would lead to a prosperous period for Monegasque football. Between 1989 and 1994, the club played a quarter-final and a semi-final of the Champions League, a semi-final and a final of the Cup Winners' Cup. Each time with Ettori in goal, a legendary goalkeeper.

Legend of the French championship

Proof of great longevity and consistency, his last season, the 1993/94 season, would again be at the very highest level, 50 games played, 19 clean sheets and only 45 goals conceded. This longevity, 19 years in goal for AS Monaco and 755 games for the club, he will have impressed and left his mark with this.

He also held the record for the most matches played in the French championship with 602 before being surpassed by Mickaël Landreau in December 2013. In 1996, he was honored by the UNFP for his legendary career.