SOME ARE STILL playing while others have retired and gone on to do jobs such as punditry, real estate, and becoming an ambassador.
Here’s what the 14 men that were involved on that magic night in Istanbul are up to now.
Jerzy Dudek
Dudek made the crucial save in the penalty shootout in the 2005 final. AP / Press Association Images
AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
Following his Bruce Grobbelaar impersonation in Istanbul, Dudek moved onto Real Madrid two years later. Before leaving Liverpool he had his Champions League winners medal stolen from his house while he was on holiday but Merseyside police soon located it and returned it to him.
He managed two appearances for Los Blancos in four seasons before becoming an ambassador for Euro 2012 in Poland and has now returned home to settle in Warsaw.
Steve Finnan
Steve Finnan has laid low since his retirement. EMPICS Sport
EMPICS Sport
The Irish right back who declined his invitation to the anniversary dinner of the Istanbul triumph is seemingly a hard man to locate. He finished his career with Portsmouth in 2009 and is reportedly working in property development in London.
Jamie Carragher
Carragher is a popular analyst on Sky Sports. EMPICS Sport
EMPICS Sport
Having retired in 2013 following over 700 appearances in a 17-year Anfield career, Carragher turned to broadcasting. The popular analyst makes an ideal partner for former rival Gary Neville on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports.
Sami Hyppiä
Hyppia has a poor managerial record so far. Stephen Pond
Stephen Pond
One of Liverpool’s greatest ever centre-backs, Hyppiä eventually left the Kop in 2009 to join Bayer Leverkusen. He went on to manage the German side for two years before going back to England and taking up the managerial post with Brighton. He stepped down after 26 games in charge following a run of one win in 18 games.
Possibly the biggest cult hero from the Champions League win and certainly the biggest figure of fun, Traoré retired from football last season. During his spell with Seattle Sounders, the French man scored the first league goal of his career that wasn’t an own goal.
When you’re more widely remembered for scoring an own goal than a 94th minute winning volley from 35 yards there is something wrong.
Xabi Alonso
Alonso won a Champions League with Real Madrid. AP / Press Association Images
AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
The man that scored the goal that would ultimately bring the game to extra-time has had a fine career since he left Liverpool, winning a La Liga and Champions League medal with Real Madrid before heading to Bayern Munich where he claimed another league title this season.
Luis Garcia
Garcia, left, was well paid for his stint in India. AP / Press Association Images
AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
The man that scored the ‘ghost goal’ against Chelsea on the path to the 2005 final continued his journeyman career after he left Merseyside. He’s played for 12 different clubs, the last of which was Atlético Kolkata after he came out of retirement to join the Indian side and win the league, claiming the league’s most exciting player accolade.
Steven Gerrard
Gerrard says goodbye to Liverpool fans. Dave Howarth
Dave Howarth
A crowd favourite among the Liverpool faithful, Riise eventually left in 2008 despite many fans wanting him to stay on after Fábio Aurélio had taken his place in the starting side.
He took in spells at Roma, Fulham and now APOEL in Cyprus where he won the Cypriot Cup just last week, scoring in the final. He became the most capped Norwegian player of all time in 2012.
Harry Kewell
Kewell's career was blighted by injury. PA Wire / Press Association Images
PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
The perma-crocked former Leeds star retired last year after an injury hit 18 years of football saw him play just 381 club games.
Undoubtedly a fantastic footballer, Kewell was allowed to leave Liverpool in 2008 and go to Galatasaray where he spent three seasons, scoring 22 goals. He took in two spells in Australia with Melbourne Heart and Melbourne Victory either side of a stint with Al-Gharafa in the Qatar Stars League.
Milan Baroš
Baros flopped at Portsmouth. EMPICS Sport
EMPICS Sport
The youngest member of the Liverpool starting team in Istanbul is now 33 and plying his trade with Baník Ostrava in his native Czech Republic.
After he left Liverpool in 2005 he played he flopped at Aston Villa and Portsmouth before joining Galatasaray where he showed some form. He scored 48 goals in 93 games for the Turkish giants.
Substitutes - Vladimír Smicer
Smicer (right) with team-mate Florent Sinama-Pongolle. PA Archive / Press Association Images
PA Archive / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
The second goalscorer for Liverpool on the night is now 42 and out of the game for almost six years. He left Liverpool as a hero in 2005 before going to Bordeaux and then retiring at Slavia Prague.
Dietmar Hamman
Hamman is a regular on RTÉ television now. Donall Farmer / INPHO
Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO
The midfield hardman who scored a penalty with a broken foot in the final is as popular among the Irish as he is among the Kop. He took a managerial job with Stockport County in 2011, guding them to three wins in 19 games before resigning. He is now a regular on RTÉ Sport.
Djibril Cissé
Cissé went on to play for Sunderland. AP / Press Association Images
AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
His career never really took off after showing such promising signs in Ligue 1 as a youngster, though injuries haven’t helped. He’s 33 now and playing with Bastia in France where he has scored two goals in 21 games.
Where are they now? The Liverpool team that won the 2005 Champions League
SOME ARE STILL playing while others have retired and gone on to do jobs such as punditry, real estate, and becoming an ambassador.
Here’s what the 14 men that were involved on that magic night in Istanbul are up to now.
Jerzy Dudek
Following his Bruce Grobbelaar impersonation in Istanbul, Dudek moved onto Real Madrid two years later. Before leaving Liverpool he had his Champions League winners medal stolen from his house while he was on holiday but Merseyside police soon located it and returned it to him.
He managed two appearances for Los Blancos in four seasons before becoming an ambassador for Euro 2012 in Poland and has now returned home to settle in Warsaw.
Steve Finnan
The Irish right back who declined his invitation to the anniversary dinner of the Istanbul triumph is seemingly a hard man to locate. He finished his career with Portsmouth in 2009 and is reportedly working in property development in London.
Jamie Carragher
Having retired in 2013 following over 700 appearances in a 17-year Anfield career, Carragher turned to broadcasting. The popular analyst makes an ideal partner for former rival Gary Neville on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports.
Sami Hyppiä
One of Liverpool’s greatest ever centre-backs, Hyppiä eventually left the Kop in 2009 to join Bayer Leverkusen. He went on to manage the German side for two years before going back to England and taking up the managerial post with Brighton. He stepped down after 26 games in charge following a run of one win in 18 games.
Djimi Traoré
Possibly the biggest cult hero from the Champions League win and certainly the biggest figure of fun, Traoré retired from football last season. During his spell with Seattle Sounders, the French man scored the first league goal of his career that wasn’t an own goal.
When you’re more widely remembered for scoring an own goal than a 94th minute winning volley from 35 yards there is something wrong.
Xabi Alonso
The man that scored the goal that would ultimately bring the game to extra-time has had a fine career since he left Liverpool, winning a La Liga and Champions League medal with Real Madrid before heading to Bayern Munich where he claimed another league title this season.
Luis Garcia
The man that scored the ‘ghost goal’ against Chelsea on the path to the 2005 final continued his journeyman career after he left Merseyside. He’s played for 12 different clubs, the last of which was Atlético Kolkata after he came out of retirement to join the Indian side and win the league, claiming the league’s most exciting player accolade.
Steven Gerrard
He’s slipped and said goodbye to the ‘Pool since.
John Arne Riise
A crowd favourite among the Liverpool faithful, Riise eventually left in 2008 despite many fans wanting him to stay on after Fábio Aurélio had taken his place in the starting side.
He took in spells at Roma, Fulham and now APOEL in Cyprus where he won the Cypriot Cup just last week, scoring in the final. He became the most capped Norwegian player of all time in 2012.
Harry Kewell
The perma-crocked former Leeds star retired last year after an injury hit 18 years of football saw him play just 381 club games.
Undoubtedly a fantastic footballer, Kewell was allowed to leave Liverpool in 2008 and go to Galatasaray where he spent three seasons, scoring 22 goals. He took in two spells in Australia with Melbourne Heart and Melbourne Victory either side of a stint with Al-Gharafa in the Qatar Stars League.
Milan Baroš
The youngest member of the Liverpool starting team in Istanbul is now 33 and plying his trade with Baník Ostrava in his native Czech Republic.
After he left Liverpool in 2005 he played he flopped at Aston Villa and Portsmouth before joining Galatasaray where he showed some form. He scored 48 goals in 93 games for the Turkish giants.
Substitutes - Vladimír Smicer
The second goalscorer for Liverpool on the night is now 42 and out of the game for almost six years. He left Liverpool as a hero in 2005 before going to Bordeaux and then retiring at Slavia Prague.
Dietmar Hamman
The midfield hardman who scored a penalty with a broken foot in the final is as popular among the Irish as he is among the Kop. He took a managerial job with Stockport County in 2011, guding them to three wins in 19 games before resigning. He is now a regular on RTÉ Sport.
Djibril Cissé
His career never really took off after showing such promising signs in Ligue 1 as a youngster, though injuries haven’t helped. He’s 33 now and playing with Bastia in France where he has scored two goals in 21 games.
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