Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club,commonly referred to as AS Monaco,is a professional football club based in Fontvieille,Monaco. Although not in France,they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently compete in Ligue 1,the top tier of French football. Founded in 1918,the team play their home matches at the Stade Louis II. Its training center is situated in neighboring France,in la Turbie.
Albert II is Prince of Monaco,reigning since 2005.
Olivier Jean Denis Marie Panis is a French former racing driver,who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2004. Panis won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix with Ligier.
Wilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Danish former middle distance runner. With a personal best of 1:41.11,Kipketer is tied with Emmanuel Wanyonyi as the second fastest of all time over the 800 meter distance,behind David Rudisha. Kipketer set the world record and broke his own record two more times,all in 1997. He dominated the 800 m distance for a decade,remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time fastest times. He won gold medals in three successive editions of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Though unable to compete in the 1996 Olympics near the peak of his career,he earned silver in 2000 and bronze in 2004. Kipketer's 800 meters world record stood for almost 13 years. It was surpassed on 22 August 2010,when David Rudisha beat it by 0.02 seconds,running 1:41.09. Kipketer still currently holds the indoor world record for the 800 metres.
John Angus Paul Collins is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
The 1994 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 15 May 1994 at the Circuit de Monaco,Monte Carlo. It was the fourth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship,and the first following the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at the San Marino Grand Prix two weeks previously.
Mark Wayne Hateley is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with Coventry City in the First Division of English football. A spell followed at English Second Division club Portsmouth,where he ended the 1983–84 season as the club's top goalscorer. He then moved to Italian club AC Milan,where he suffered several injuries;however,he did score the winning goal against city rivals Inter Milan in 1984.
Ludovic Vincent Giuly is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Victor Ikpeba Nosa is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward for both club and country. Ikpeba played 31 international matches and scored seven goals for Nigeria. He was a member of Super Eagles team to the FIFA World Cups in 1994 but played and scored the lone goal against Bulgaria in the second game of the team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Ikpeba helped win the 1994 African Nations Cup and the Olympic football gold medal in 1996.
Japhet N'Doram is a Chadian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Philippe Léonard is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Anderson da Silva,better known as Sonny Anderson,is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer at the club level,he was best known for his spells with Lyon,Monaco and Barcelona.
John Sivebæk is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He won the 1984 Danish championship with Vejle Boldklub and played for English club Manchester United. He scored one goal in 87 appearances for the Denmark national team,and represented his country at the 1986 World Cup as well as three European Championships,including the triumphant 1992 European Championship tournament.
Geir Helgemo is a professional bridge player who was born in Norway but is now a citizen of Monaco. Through 2012 he had won three world championships in teams-of-four competition. As of August 2018 he ranked first among Open World Grand Masters and his regular partner Tor Helness ranked second.
Kory Merrill Tarpenning is a retired American pole vaulter best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,having previously competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Marco Simone is an Italian professional football manager and former player. As a player,he was a striker and winger.
Marco Piccinini is a Monegasque sport personality,businessman,and politician.
Jean-Christophe Maillot is a Monaco-based,French-born dancer and choreographer. He has been the Choreographer-Director of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo since 1993.
Michel Lévêque is a French diplomat and politician. From 1997 to 2000 he was minister of state for Monaco. He was the French ambassador to Libya (1985–1989),Morocco (1991–1993),Brazil (1993–1994) and Algeria (1995–1997).
