1991 European Cup Final
Encyclopedia
The 1991 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Stadio San Nicola
in Bari
, Italy
, on 29 May 1991, that saw Red Star Belgrade
of Yugoslavia
defeat Olympique Marseille
of France
in a penalty shootout. After normal time and extra time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Manuel Amoros
's miss for the French side proved crucial, as Red Star held their nerve to win their first European Cup
.
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MARSEILLE:
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GK
1
Pascal Olmeta
RB
2
Manuel Amoros
LB
3
Éric Di Meco
CB
4
Carlos Mozer
CB
5
Basile Boli
CM
6
Bernard Casoni
LM
7
Laurent Fournier
RF
8
Chris Waddle
CF
9
Jean-Pierre Papin
(c)
LF
10
Abedi Pelé
RM
11
Bruno Germain
Substitutes:
MF
12
Dragan Stojković
MF
13
Philippe Vercruysse
MF
14
Jean Tigana
DF
15
Éric Mura
GK
16
Alain Casanova
Manager:
Raymond Goethals
Stadio San Nicola
The Stadio San Nicola is a multi-use all-seater stadium designed by Renzo Piano in Bari, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Associazione Sportiva Bari. It hosted the 1991 European Cup Final, won by Red Star Belgrade. The stadium itself resembles a...
in Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, on 29 May 1991, that saw Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
defeat Olympique Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in a penalty shootout. After normal time and extra time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Manuel Amoros
Manuel Amoros
Manuel Amoros is a retired football defender from France with Valencian ancestry. He was capped 82 times for the France national football team, and played in the Euro Cup finals of 1984 and 1992, and the World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.Amoros played most of his career for AS Monaco in the...
's miss for the French side proved crucial, as Red Star held their nerve to win their first European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Stevan Stojanović Stevan Stojanovic Stevan Stojanović is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper who played for Red Star Belgrade.... (c) |
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| RM | 2 | Refik Šabanadžović Refik Šabanadžovic Refik Šabanadžović is a retired Montenegrin-born Bosnian footballer.-Club career:His career began in a small Montenegrin club FK Dečić Tuzi. He was spotted there by Titograd's FK Budućnost and moved there shortly after... |
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| CB | 3 | Ilija Najdoski Ilija Najdoski Ilija Najdoski from the Republic of Macedonia who played for Red Star Belgrade and was part of their European Cup victory in 1991.... |
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| LB | 4 | Slobodan Marović Slobodan Marovic Slobodan Marović is a Montenegrin football manager and former player.During his playing career he played for NK Osijek, IFK Norrköping, and Silkeborg IF... |
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| CB | 5 |  Miodrag BelodediciMiodrag Belodedici Miodrag Belodedici is a Romanian former football player.Nicknamed The deer due to his elegant tackles, he won the European Cup twice, in 1986 with Steaua Bucureşti and 1991 with Red Star Belgrade, thus becoming the first player to win the trophy with two different clubs... |
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| CM | 6 | Siniša Mihajlović Siniša Mihajlovic Siniša Mihajlović is a Serbian football manager and former player. He was in charge of Serie A club Fiorentina since June 2010 to November 2011.... |
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| CM | 7 | Robert Prosinečki Robert Prosinecki Robert Prosinečki is a Croatian football manager and former football midfielder. Prosinečki is regarded by many as the player with best technique that ever played in and for Croatia. Former national squad teammate Zvonimir Boban, humbly, also agreed with this. His dribbling is considered... |
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| RB | 8 | Vladimir Jugović Vladimir Jugovic Vladimir Jugović is a retired Serbian football player renowned for his vision and technique.-Career:Born in Milutovac, a village near Trstenik, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Jugović played throughout his career for numerous top European teams, winning the Champions League twice... |
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| CF | 9 | Darko Pančev Darko Pancev Darko Pančev is a retired Yugoslav and Macedonian footballer, and winner of the Golden Boot award in 1991.-Club career:Pančev was the highest scorer in top-division European football in the 1990–91 season with 34 goals, and should have won the European Golden Boot award... |
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| CF | 10 | Dejan Savićević Dejan Savicevic Dejan Savićević , is a Montenegrin former football player and is the president of the Montenegrin FA.... |
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| LM | 11 | Dragiša Binić Dragiša Binic Dragiša Binić is a retired Serbian footballer who played for Red Star and was part of their European Cup victory in 1991. He had 3 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, scoring one goal... |
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| GK | 12 | Milić Jovanović Milic Jovanovic Milić Jovanović is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:... |
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| DF | 13 | Ivica Momčilović Ivica Momcilovic Ivica Momčilović is a Serbian football manager and former player.Momčilović won European Cup and Yugoslav First League with Red Star Belgrade in 1991. He is currently a coach in the Red Star Belgrade youth section.-External links:***... |
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| DF | 14 | Rade Tošić Rade Tošic Rade Tošić is a former Bosnian Serb football player. He was born in the Ugljevik region of Yugoslavia, now a part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 15 | Vlada Stošić Vlada Stošic Vlada Stošic is a retired Yugoslav/Serbian footballer.A midfielder, he his best known for his spell for Red Star Belgrade in the 80's/90's, being part of the side's European Cup victory in 1991.... |
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| FW | 16 | Vladan Lukić Vladan Lukic Vladan Lukić is a former Serbian international football player, from Serbia. He is current president of Red Star Belgrade... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Ljupko Petrović Ljupko Petrovic Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović is a Bosnian Serb former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 with Red Star.-Biography:... |
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Pascal OlmetaPascal Olmeta
Pascal Olmeta is a French football goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais in the 1990s....
Manuel AmorosManuel Amoros
Manuel Amoros is a retired football defender from France with Valencian ancestry. He was capped 82 times for the France national football team, and played in the Euro Cup finals of 1984 and 1992, and the World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.Amoros played most of his career for AS Monaco in the...
Éric Di MecoÉric Di Meco
Éric Di Meco is a retired French footballer who played as a left defender.-Football career:During his career, Di Meco played mostly for Olympique de Marseille; after starting as a midfielder, and serving loans at AS Nancy and FC Martigues, he returned definitely in 1988, going on to amass a...
Carlos MozerCarlos Mozer
José Carlos Nepomuceno Mozer is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.In his career, he was mainly associated with Benfica in Portugal, which he represented in two separate spells...
Basile BoliBasile Boli
Basile Boli is a French former footballer and current television sports presenter.-Career:Although born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Boli moved to France at an early age and began his career in local youth football in Paris before signing for AJ Auxerre in 1982...
Bernard CasoniBernard Casoni
Bernard Casoni is a football manager, currently managing Evian Thonon Gaillard FC. In his playing career he played for Olympique Marseille and France at Euro 1992....
Laurent FournierLaurent Fournier
Laurent Fournier, is a former French footballer and now manager of AJ Auxerre.-As a player:*French championship in 1991 with Olympique Marseille and 1994 with Paris SG...
Chris WaddleChris Waddle
Christopher Roland "Chris" Waddle is a former footballer from England. He played for a number of clubs in the 1980s and 90s, including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday in England, and Olympique de Marseille in France...
Jean-Pierre PapinJean-Pierre Papin
Jean-Pierre Papin is a former French professional football player who was European Footballer of the Year in 1991.Papin achieved his greatest success while playing for Olympique Marseille between 1986 and 1992...
(c)
Abedi PeléAbédi Pelé
Abedi Ayew, known professionally as Abedi Pele is a former Ghana International football player and captain. Having been given the nickname "Pelé" in recognition of his superior ability that evoked comparisons to Brazilian great Pelé, he found fame in France's Ligue 1 with Lille OSC and Olympique...
Bruno GermainBruno Germain
Bruno Germain, is a former football player. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris SG, being capped once for France.-Titles:...
Dragan StojkovićDragan Stojkovic
Dragan Stojković , also known under the nickname Piksi is a Serbian former footballer and current manager of J...
Philippe VercruyssePhilippe Vercruysse
Philippe Vercruysse is a former football midfielder from France. Vercruysse was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire. He earned a total number of twelve international caps for the French national team during the 1980s...
Jean TiganaJean Tigana
Jean Amadou Tigana is a manager and former French international footballer, having played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and 1 goal for the France national football team during the 1980s.-Playing career:Tigana started his...
Éric MuraÉric Mura
Éric Mura is a retired French football defender.Mura was on the bench at the 1991 European Cup Final.-External links:...
Alain CasanovaAlain Casanova
Alain Casanova is a football former goalkeeper and manager.He played for INF Vichy, Le Havre AC, Olympique de Marseille and Toulouse FC...
Raymond GoethalsRaymond Goethals
Raymond Goethals was a Belgian football coach who notably led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club....