Jean-Luc Ettori
AS Monaco
Athletic Club has named AS Monaco legend Jean-Luc Ettori as the 2026 One-Club Man. The French goalkeeper enjoyed a remarkable 19-year career (1975-1994) playing between the sticks at AS Monaco, one of French football’s most historic clubs. Etorri made 755 appearances in the famous "Rouge et Blanc" shirt.
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A lifetime of loyalty to AS Monaco
Born in Marseille on 29 July 1955, and of Corsican origin, Ettori joined AS Monaco in 1975 at just 20 years of age. In 1977, an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Yves Chauveau opened the door to a starting role that Jean-Luc would never relinquish, becoming the club's no.1 for 19 seasons and a club-record 755 matches.
In 1978, AS Monaco won the French Ligue 1 just one year after returning to the top-flight. That title was the first of the three French league championships Ettori would win during his career, adding further league titles in 1982 and 1988. He also lifted the Coupe de France three times, in 1980, 1985 and 1991, as well as the 1985 Challenge des Champions, a competition similar to the Spanish Super Cup that pits the Ligue 1 champions against the Coupe de France winners.
Etorri’s performances earned him a place in the French national team. Michel Hidalgo gave him the opportunity to represent Les Bleus, and Ettori was France's first-choice goalkeeper at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain as. During that tournament, he played in a group-stage match against England at San Mames. In total, Jean-Luc earned nine caps for France, six of them during that World Cup campaign, in which France eventually finished fourth.
When Arsène Wenger took over as AS Monaco head-coach in 1987, the club reached a new level. At that point, Ettori was the captain and the voice of a generation. He received the 1990 Étoile d'Or (Golden Star) award, which honours the most outstanding and consistent player in each Ligue 1 season. Jean-Luc kept 22 clean sheets in the 1989/90 season, finishing the campaign as the goalkeeper with fewest goals conceded in Ligue 1, a feat he also achieved in 1980, 1982 and 1984.
Throughout his career, Ettori shared the dressing room with stars like Delio Onnis, Manuel Amoros, Bruno Bellone, George Weah, Emmanuel Petit, Youri Djorkaeff, Lilian Thuram, Jürgen Klinsmann and Glenn Hoddle.
For almost two decades, Ettori was much more than just AS Monaco’s goalkeeper: he was the club’s leader, captain and role model. What's more, over time, he became one of the greatest legends in the history of French football.