Laurent Batlles

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Laurent Batlles
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Batlles as a Saint-Étienne player in 2011
Personal information
Full name Laurent Batlles [1]
Date of birth (1975-09-23) 23 September 1975 (age 48) [2]
Place of birth Nantes, France [2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994 Toulouse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1999 Toulouse 158 (10)
1999–2001 Bordeaux 70 (3)
2002 Rennes 28 (2)
2003 Bastia 38 (4)
2004–2005 Marseille 49 (11)
2005–2008 Toulouse 84 (8)
2008–2010 Grenoble 70 (2)
2010–2012 Saint-Étienne 68 (8)
Total565(48)
International career
1991 France U16 1 (0)
1996–1997 France U21 4 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Saint-Étienne (assistant)
2016–2019 Saint-Étienne (reserves)
2019–2021 Troyes
2022–2023 Saint-Étienne
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Laurent Batlles (born 23 September 1975) is a French former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, and current manager.

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Playing career

Batlles was born in Nantes. In 1993, he emerged from the Toulouse academy into the senior squad, playing his first game in Ligue 1 on 2 April 1994 in a 1–0 away loss against Lyon. [3]

In 1999, after scoring ten league goals in six seasons, two spent in Ligue 2, Batlles signed with Bordeaux, where he took part in exactly half of 1999–2000's league fixtures, adding eight appearances in the side's run in the UEFA Champions League, netting once. [4] The following campaign he scored three in 32 matches, featuring in 19 league games in 2001–02 – six in the UEFA Cup – before completing the latter season at Rennes. [4]

In January 2003, Batlles moved to Corsica and Bastia. He played the remaining 19 fixtures for his new team, a figure he repeated in the first half of 2003–04 (without scoring) [4] before joining Marseille, in another January transfer window move. [5]

Batlles contributed eight matches in l'OM's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup [4] including the final, lost 2–0 to Valencia. [6] The following season he scored eight goals in 30 games [7] and, after starting 2005–06 at the Stade Vélodrome, rejoined Toulouse following problems with manager Jean Fernandez. [8]

Batlles joined permanently in the 2006–07 campaign after a successful loan spell, although he had a contract with Marseille until June 2008. [9] [7] Again, he was an undisputed starter, as Toulouse finished third in the league and reached the third qualifying round of the Champions League, eventually bowing out to Liverpool. [10]

In 2008–09, the 33-year-old Batlles joined newly promoted club Grenoble on a two-year deal, [11] being first choice as it eventually retained its top-flight status. In June 2010, after being relegated, he was released, quickly signing for Saint-Étienne – the first team placed above the relegation zone – at nearly 35 years of age. [12]

Coaching career

Batlles retired from football in May 2012, with a total of 473 French top-tier games and 41 goals. [13] He continued working with his last club, as a technical supervisor. [14]

In June 2019, Batlles was announced as the new coach of Troyes, joining on a two-year contract. [15] He led them back to the top flight in 2021 after a three-year absence, as champions. [16]

Batlles left on 30 December 2021, after falling out with owners City Football Group. [17] He agreed to a two-year deal at recently-relegated Saint-Étienne on 3 June 2022. [18] On 6 December 2023, following five consecutive Ligue 2 defeats, Batlles was sacked. [19]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 5 December 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Troyes Flag of France.svg 14 June 201930 December 20218943172911494+20048.31 [20]
Saint-Étienne Flag of France.svg 3 June 20226 December 2023572315198375+8040.35
Total146663248197169+28045.21

Honours

Player

Marseille

Manager

Troyes

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