Lillian Thuram
At 25, Lillian Thuram had established himself as one of Europe’s top defenders, and winning the UEFA Cup with Parma further established himself as one of the best. In and around the same time, Thuram was part of the France squads who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championships.
It wasn’t long until an elite club came in for the Frenchman, and when he moved over to Juventus in 2001. However, he did leave Turin in 2006 following the Calciopoli scandal and found a new home at Barcelona, where he played out the rest of his career before retiring in 2008. In 2010, Thuram became a UNICEF ambassador and has stood out for his attempts to stop racism in football.
Roberto Sensini
Argentinian Sensini arrived at Parma with a huge reputation of being a serial winner, and clearly, his experience in big games came good for this Parma side. In addition to his experience in the Serie A with Udinese, the veteran was a regular for the Argentine national team and he helped mould Parma into a dominant unit as well.
Following the UEFA Cup win, Sensini joined Lazio and won the Scudetto, the UEFA Super Cup and the Coppa Italia in his first season at the club. However, he was back at Parma the following season before rounding off his career at Udinese.
He has since then pursued a career in management. His most recent job was at Argentinian outfit Atletico de Rafaela in 2015 but has been out of work ever since.
