Where are they now? Leeds United’s Champions League semi-final squad of 2001

Eirik Bakke

The Norwegian midfielder stuck around Elland Road for another five years after Leeds’ semi-final defeat to Valencia, scoring 13 goals in 179 games for the club.

Now 39, it wasn’t until 2006 that Bakke returned to his homeland, putting pen to paper on a two-year deal with SK Brann.

However it was soon apparent, at 29-years-old, he was suffering fitness troubles, beginning their 2007-08 season with the second-string side in a bid to regain full fitness. But Bakke was soon appointed club captain and extended his deal at Brann until 2010.

Bakke’s time at Brann was curtailed by the football club’s decision to lay artificial turf at their home stadium, a decision against the midfielder’s preference, which saw the ex-Leeds star opt to join another Norwegian outfit, Sogndal, in 2011.

Fast-forward to November 2012; Bakke retired from the sport as a player, but was appointed boss of Sogndal in 2015. He led his men to second in the top-flight of Norwegian football (Tippeligaen) last season.