THE PLAYERS LOUNGE
RAFAEL MARQUEZ BRAIN DEANE MASSIMO TAIBI DEAN ASHITON
You started out at Atlas, one of the biggest clubs in Mexico. How did that come about?
It all happened very fast. When I was 14 I left Zamora, my home town, and went to Atlas, who’d scouted me playing a local game. At 17, I was given the chance to make my debut in the first division.
In 1999, you moved to Monaco in Ligue 1. Did you notice a huge step up in quality?
I’d been to Europe a few times and knew the teams. It was clear to me that the next
