Patrick Battiston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Battiston | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Amnéville, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1973 | Talange | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1980 | Metz | 181 | (19) |
| 1980–1983 | Saint-Étienne | 101 | (8) |
| 1983–1987 | Bordeaux | 136 | (10) |
| 1987–1989 | Monaco | 68 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Bordeaux | 71 | (1) |
| Total | 557 | (38) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1989 | France | 56 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Patrick Battiston (born 12 March 1957 in Amnéville, Moselle) is a French former footballer, who played as a defender for the France national team in three World Cups and won the 1984 European Football Championship. At club level, he played for Metz, Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux, and Monaco, winning five Ligue 1 titles and one Coupe de France.
Battiston began his career at lower league club Talange (1966–1973), before he was spotted and purchased by FC Metz (1973–1980). After seven years at that club, he moved to Saint-Etienne (1980–1983) for three years, where they won the 1981 Division 1 title, before moving to Bordeaux (1983–1987), where they won the 1984, 1985 and 1987 league titles and two Coupe de France. Battiston then moved on to Monaco (1987–1989), where they won the 1988 league title, before he returned to Bordeaux (1989–1991).
His professional career lasted 18 seasons. Twenty-five years after his retirement, he remained in the top ten of players with the most appearances in League 1, occupying the third spot for non-goalkeepers.
Battiston earned 56 caps for his national side, scoring three goals. He represented France in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups, and helped France to their victory in the 1984 European Football Championship.
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