Albert Batteux
.png) Albert Batteux as France player, in April 1949 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Albert Batteux | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Reims, France | ||
| Date of death | 28 February 2003 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Meylan, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1930–1937 | Stade Portelois | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1950 | Reims | 287 | (35) |
| International career | |||
| 1948–1949 | France | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950–1963 | Reims | ||
| 1955–1962 | France | ||
| 1963–1967 | Grenoble | ||
| 1967–1972 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1976–1977 |
Avignon Foot 84 | ||
| 1979 | Nice | ||
| 1980–1981 | Marseille | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Batteux (2 July 1919 – 28 February 2003) was a French football midfielder and a manager. He is the most successful manager in the history of Ligue 1 having won eight domestic titles with Reims and Saint-Étienne at club level, as well as reaching the European Cup final twice with Reims, and also leading France to a third-place finish at the 1958 FIFA World Cup at international level.[1]
Honours
Player
Reims
- Division 1: 1948–49
- 1950
Manager
Reims
France
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1958
- UEFA European Championship fourth place: 1960
Saint-Étienne
- Division 1: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70
- 1970
References
- ^ France grieves for legend uefa.com
External links
- Albert Batteux at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Albert Batteux at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-10-24) (in French)
- Profile at FFF at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-12-09) (in French)
Albert Batteux international tournaments | |||||||||||||
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