Athletic honours Ettori with One-Club Man award

Former Monaco goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori receives Athletic Bilbao's One-Club Man award for 19 years of service to the French club.

Athletic Bilbao has awarded its annual One-Club Man prize to Jean-Luc Ettori, the French international goalkeeper who spent 19 consecutive years at AS Monaco between 1975 and 1994. Ettori made 755 appearances for Monaco, helping the club win the French league three times (1978, 1982, 1988) and the French Cup three times (1980, 1985, 1991).

Born in Marseille on 29 July 1955, Ettori joined Monaco at age 20 and became a key figure in the club's success. He earned 75 caps for France and started in the 1982 World Cup in Spain under manager Michel Hidalgo. During his career, he played alongside notable players including George Weah, Emmanuel Petit, Youri Djorkaeff, Lilian Thuram, Jürgen Klinsmann and Glenn Hoddle.

Ettori joins an elite list of one-club players honoured by Athletic, including Matthieu Le Tissier (Southampton), Paolo Maldini (Milan), Sepp Maier (Bayern Munich), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Billy McNeill (Celtic), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Ricardo Bochini (Independiente), João Pinto (Porto), Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter) and Jamie Carragher (Liverpool). He will receive his trophy and a standing ovation at San Mamés during the pre-match ceremony of Athletic's clash with Real Madrid in the week of 6 December.