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My Take
What grabs me about Jean-Luc Ettori is his sheer loyalty. In an era where players chase the next big move, he spent his entire career at AS Monaco and held the Ligue 1 appearance record at 602 matches right up until 2013. That is not glamour, that is devotion. As a goalkeeper from Marseille, he embodied the quiet, unflashy craftsman who simply shows up, week after week, and lets his consistency do the talking. The 1994 Order of Merit feels earned. Records get broken, but a life given to one club cannot be surpassed. I find that kind of single-mindedness genuinely moving and worth admiring.
Overview
Jean-Luc Ettori (born 29 July 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. He spent his entire career with AS Monaco, and had held the record for the most appearances by any player in Ligue 1 or Division 1 with 602 appearances until 4 December 2013 when Mickaël Landreau surpassed his record.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jean-Luc Ettori
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャン＝リュック・エトリ
- Reading
- じゃん＝りゅっく・えとり
- Born
- July 29, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / goalkeeper coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Knight of the National Order of Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.