Albert Batteux as France player, in April 1949
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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 | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1930–1937 | Stade Portelois | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1937–1950 | Reims | ||
National team | |||
1948–1949 | France | 8 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
1950–1963 | Reims | ||
1955–1962 | France | ||
1963–1967 | Grenoble | ||
1967–1972 | Saint-Étienne | ||
1976–1977 | Avignon Foot 84 | ||
1979 | Nice | ||
1980–1981 | Marseille | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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, twice reaching the European Cup final and a third-place finish at the 1958 World Cup.