This weekend marks the eighth anniversary of Middlesbrough's Carling Cup success in 2004, but Wednesday will be the achievement's second official anniversary. Chief football writer Paul Fraser caught up with key defender Ugo Ehiogu to find out what has happened since they left Boro.

MARK SCHWARZER

After Middlesbrough's relegation to the Championship in May 2008, the Aussie goalkeeper departed for nothing at the end of his contract to join Fulham.

There had been interest in him from Arsenal and Bayern Munich, but he has become a crucial part of the fittings at Craven Cottage, where he is still No 1 at the age of 39.

Ugo says: "He brought confidence and professionalism to the team. Even when he made a mess of Kevin Davies' goal, we always knew we had the goalkeeper capable of staying strong to see us through."

DANNY MILLS

As soon as his season-long loan finished from Leeds United, the right-back moved to Manchester City, where he made more than 50 appearances.

After spells with Hull, Charlton and Derby, he turned to working in the media with the BBC, where he still works now.

Ugo says: "He was persistently unpredictable. One minute he could be solid and worthy of an England place and the next a liability. He was still great for the team."

UGO EHIOGU

The former Aston Villa defender is now combining football coaching at Tottenham with his work on the radio, acting on behalf of players and pushing his clients on the record label he is part of.

Ugo says: "There's not really much more for me to say on me other than I was a patched up stalwart!"

GARETH SOUTHGATE

After a further two years as Steve McClaren's captain, he succeeded him as manager after the UEFA Cup defeat in 2006. Relegation to the Championship and a failure to stay in the automatic promotion places cost him his job three years later. He is now combining his punditry work with ITV with being the head of elite development at the FA.

Ugo says: "He was very composed and a sensible captain. He was not a captain that would rant and rave in the dressing room, but he would talk and would be terrific at analysing things."

FRANCK QUEUDRUE

The 33-year-old is now back where it all started for him at RC Lens in France. He left the Riverside in 2006 to join Fulham, where he was allowed to join Birmingham for £2.5m a year later. Despite being well liked at St Andrew's by the fans, he went on loan to Colchester before returning to France in 2010 after an unsuccessful trial at Peterborough.

Ugo says: "French Franck was charismatic and flamboyant. He was a genuinely nice guy around the place and when he played he was a real threat to the opposition, like he was against Bolton that day."

GAIZKA MENDIETA

Despite being Bilbao born and spending most of his career in Spain and Italy, the likeable Spaniard is now based in Yarm.

He settled there with his family after agreeing to end his Boro contract in 2008. He now works in the Spanish media and is a pundit on Sky Sports' Spanish football show.

Ugo says: "Mendie was world-class before his knee operation and during the final you could see signs of that. He was fantastic and some of his touches were world-class."

GEORGE BOATENG

The former Feyenoord and Aston Villa man is still on the books of Nottingham Forest after returning to England when Steve McClaren took over at the City Ground last summer.

Boateng stayed on Teesside for a further two seasons after the Carling Cup final before a two-year stint at Hull was followed by a one-year spell at Skoda Xanthi, who Middlesbrough played during their UEFA Cup seasons.

Ugo says: "He was probably playing some of the best football of his career during the few years we had of success at Boro. He brought steel and aggression to the team. He was a great inspiration on the pitch, just what we needed in Cardiff."

DORIVA

After his three years at the Riverside following his switch from Celta Vigo, Doriva signed for Blackpool and never kicked a ball in competitive action.

He then returned to his Brazilian homeland to play for America-SP and is now a coach with Ituano, where Juninho is club president, and is believed to have strong connections with the church.

Ugo says: "The Brazilian was something of a silent hero for us. In that final he was outstanding and I don't suppose many even noticed him. He could pass, shoot, tackle. He just sat in the holding role and broke things up for us. He was fantastic."

BOLO ZENDEN

The Dutch winger has been without a club since leaving Sunderland at the end of last season. Prior to that he had played in the France with Marseille after being a key part of Liverpool's push to the Champions League final in 2007, when they lost to AC Milan.

Ugo says: "Bolo was a crucial part of that cup-winning team. He would pop up and score goals for us at vital times and he did manage to do that in the final - even if his penalty was with two feet!"

JUNINHO

After the cup final he returned to Brazil for a holiday. He never returned to the club, joining Celtic that summer.

After an unsuccessful spell at Parkhead, he went back to Brazil to play for Palmeiras and then was sacked by Flamengo after a clash with the coach, Ney Franco. After a season playing in Australia with Sydney FC, Juninho returned home and is now president of first club Ituano.

Ugo says: "The little Brazilian would light up games with his flashes of brilliance. He might not have played as often as he would have liked, but to have won the final was perfect for him. He was still a special talent and we saw glimpses of that in Cardiff."

JOSEPH JOB

After scoring a couple of important goals in Middlesbrough's first UEFA Cup season, he was then moved out to Saudi Arabia on loan to join Al-Ittihad.

He helped them to the African Champions League in 2005 when he scored in the second leg against Al-Ain.

Unsuccessful trials at Watford and Blackpool followed, so he was forced to return to France to play for Sedan and Nice before joining Belgian club Lierse in 2010.

He has since been released and is now back in France looking for a club.

Ugo says: "He was another of our secret weapons. He needed an arm around his shoulder and good man management and when he got it he was a match-winner. He was up for the final and his early goal set the tone for the day."

MICHAEL RICKETTS (substitute for Job 65)

Ricketts has now effectively retired after failing to find a club after his release from Tranmere Rovers in January 2010. He had spells with Leeds, Stoke, Cardiff, Burnley, Southend, Preston, Oldham and Walsall before John Barnes took him to Prenton Park in August 2009.

In January he was sentenced to a 12-month community order and fined £200 and ordered to pay £85 costs after pleading guilty to a charge of common assault for punching and headbutting his ex-girlfriend.

Ugo says: "Mike was really useful for us on cup final day when he came on. I'm still not sure why it never worked out for him after that because in training he had the ability. He could score goals with both feet."

(not used): Brad Jones (gk), Chris Riggott, Stewart Downing, Massimo Maccarone.

BOLTON: Jaaskelainen; Hunt (Stelios 87), N'Gotty, Thome, Charlton; Campo; Frandsen (Pedersen 63), Nolan (Moreno 78), Djorkaeff; Okocha; Davies. Subs (not used): Poole (gk), Barness