The meeting between AS Monaco and Olympique Lyonnais had a particular flavor for Manuel Amoros. Because if the old side remained in the memories for his visit to Olympique de Marseille, marked by the coronation in the Champions League, he made most of his career on the rock and joined OL after his departure from Marseille.
Despite the successes won with OM, the heart of the 1984 European champion was also red and white and the native of the Nîmes remembers his twelve years spent in Monaco. Landed at the training center at 15, Manuel Amoros did all his classes there, starting as a first team at 18 years old.
Questioned in the columns of Nice-Matin on the occasion of the Monaco-Lyon shock, Manuel Amoros also paid tribute to Jean-Louis Campora. “It was very important to us. Bruno Bellone, Claude Puel, Henri Stambouli, Didier Christophe… He trusted us by making us sign professional,
he said. It has always been very close to us, to guide us, to help us. It was benevolence but above all a strength of character to give us courage and envy. Gérard Banide has completely taught football. »»
he said. It has always been very close to us, to guide us, to help us. It was benevolence but above all a strength of character to give us courage and envy. Gérard Banide has completely taught football. »»
Manuel Amoros Fan of Umberto Barberis
Manuel Amoros was obviously present for the club's 100th anniversary last summer, which was not the case for all his former teammates. “There are players from our time with whom we got along very well who could not come to the hundred -year -old festivities. I'm talking about Umberto Barberis, Ralf Edstrom. They marked Monaco and our time. We had great moments with them. With Bertine, we were champions. Ralf was international played the World Cup in 1974. Reviewing them would bring a particular emotion “He said.
The old blue has only good to say to the Swiss Umberto Barberis, which remained for three years at the club (1980-1983).
“He had everything: the intelligence of play, the physical ability to go back and forth, he was technically above. We also got along very well outside the field with Bertine ”he blown.
“He had everything: the intelligence of play, the physical ability to go back and forth, he was technically above. We also got along very well outside the field with Bertine ”he blown.
