Toni Prats

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pratsand the second or maternal family name is Cervera.

Toni Prats

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Prats Cervera
Date of birth	(1971-09-09) 9 September 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Capdepera, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Mallorca B	12	(0)
1991–1995	Mallorca	85	(0)
1995–1996	Celta	41	(0)
1996–2005	Betis	282	(2)
2005–2007	Mallorca	52	(0)
2007–2008	Hércules	7	(0)
Total		479	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Spain UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1994 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio 'Toni' Prats Cervera (born 9 September 1971) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

In a career spent mainly with Betis, he appeared in 338 La Liga matches over 12 seasons (467 across both major levels), winning one Copa del Rey with the club. ^[1]

Club career

Prats was born in Capdepera, Mallorca. After emerging through his hometown RCD Mallorca's youth system (appearing in one La Liga match in the 1991–92 season, a 1–2 home loss against Athletic Bilbao) ^[2] and playing one year with RC Celta de Vigo, he finally settled at Seville's Real Betis, where he remained nine years. ^{[3] [4]} Ironically, in 1999–2000, as the Andalusians were relegated from the top flight, he scored against Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid through free kicks, in respectively a 2–1 win and 2–1 loss. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2005–06, alleging personal reasons, Prats returned to Mallorca for a further two campaigns, ^[7] before the emergence of Miguel Ángel Moyá ^[8] forced a move to Segunda División club Hércules CF ^[9] where he was scarcely used, retiring in March 2008 following recurrent back problems. ^[10]

International career

Prats was called once by the Spain national team. He remained on the bench in an infamous 3–2 away loss against Cyprus in the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers on 5 September 1998, with manager Javier Clemente being dismissed in the aftermath. ^{[11] [12]}

Personal life

Prats' nephew Abdón was also a footballer. A forward, he also was a product of Mallorca's youth system. ^[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[14]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mallorca B	1990–91	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Mallorca	1991–92	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	1992–93		14	0	4	0	—		1 [a]	0	19	0
	1993–94		32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	1994–95		38	0	9	0	—		—		47	0
	Total		85	0	13	0	—		1	0	99	0
Celta	1995–96	La Liga	41	0	2	0	—		—		43	0
Betis	1996–97	La Liga	40	0	0	0	—		—		40	0
	1997–98		36	0	3	0	6 [b]	0	—		45	0
	1998–99		32	0	2	0	6 [c]	0	—		40	0
	1999–2000		37	2	0	0	—		—		37	2
	2000–01	Segunda División	38	0	0	0	—		—		38	0
	2001–02	La Liga	36	0	1	0	—		—		37	0
	2002–03		38	0	3	0	5 [c]	0	—		46	0
	2003–04		16	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
	2004–05		9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		282	2	12	0	17	0	—		311	2
Mallorca	2005–06	La Liga	30	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	2006–07		22	0	0	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		52	0	0	0	—		—		52	0
Hércules	2007–08	Segunda División	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			479	2	27	0	17	0	1	0	524	2

1. Appearance in La Liga play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Betis

• Copa del Rey: 2004–05 ^[15]

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship third place: 1994 ^[16]

References

1. Martí se apunta 300 (Martí bags 300); Fútbol Balear, 24 March 2012 (in Spanish)
2. El adiós forzado de Prats (Prats' forced goodbye); Diario de Mallorca, 8 March 2008 (in Spanish)
3. Mallorquines de celeste (Mallorca natives in sky-blue); Última Hora, 2 February 2002 (in Spanish)
4. ¿Qué fue de Prats? El mítico meta del Betis que le marcó al Madrid (What happened to Prats? The legendary Betis goalie who scored to Madrid); Diario AS, 2 August 2018 (in Spanish)
5. ¿Sabías que Toni Prats fue el primer portero de Primera en marcar de tiro libre? (Did you know Toni Prats was the first Primera goalkeeper to score from a free kick?); RCDM, 17 February 2010 (in Spanish)
6. Toni Prats, el portero que marcó más goles que el delantero centro (Toni Prats, the goalkeeper who scored more goals than the centre-forward); Diario de Sevilla, 22 January 2021 (in Spanish)
7. Prats: «Vuelvo a la isla por motivos personales; lo deportivo no ha influido» (Prats: "I return to the island for personal reasons; the sporting part had nothing to do with this"); ABC, 5 July 2005 (in Spanish)
8. El Moyà más "optimista" (The most "optimistic" Moyà); Diario de Mallorca, 26 August 2007 (in Spanish)
9. Javi González firma por dos temporadas con el Hércules (Javi González signs for two seasons with Hércules); El Correo, 23 July 2007 (in Spanish)
10. Prats espera seguir vinculado al Hércules (Prats hopes to continue linked to Hércules); Marca, 7 March 2008 (in Spanish)
11. España cae ante Chipre, un equipo repleto de aficionados (Spain fall against Cyprus, team filled with amateurs); El Mundo, 5 September 1998 (in Spanish)
12. "Yo fui a la selección, pero no debuté" ("I went to the national team, but I did not make my debut); Marca, 7 September 2011 (in Spanish)
13. El sobrino supera al tío (The nephew overcomes the uncle); Diario AS, 17 October 2021 (in Spanish)
14. Toni Prats at BDFutbol
15. Dani delivers for Betis; UEFA, 11 June 2005
16. España pierde la inocencia (Spain lose innocence); Mundo Deportivo, 16 April 1994 (in Spanish)

External links

• Toni Prats at BDFutbol
• Betisweb stats and bio (in Spanish)