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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1957)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Patrick Battiston
| image = 
| caption = 
| full_name = Patrick Raymond Jean Battiston<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/dirigeants/Patrick-BATTISTON-1240557/ |title=Patrick Raymond Jean Battiston |website=Verif.com |access-date=29 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|3|12|df=y}}<ref name="Lequipe">{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur11123.html |title=Patrick Battiston |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=29 March 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Amnéville]], Moselle, France
| height = 1.82 m<ref name="Lequipe"/>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1966–1973
| youthclubs1 = Talange
| years1 = 1973–1980
| years2 = 1980–1983
| years3 = 1983–1987
| years4 = 1987–1989
| years5 = 1989–1991
| clubs1 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| clubs2 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| clubs3 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| clubs4 = [[AS Monaco|Monaco]]
| clubs5 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| caps1 = 181
| caps2 = 101
| caps3 = 136
| caps4 = 68
| caps5 = 71
| goals1 = 19
| goals2 = 8
| goals3 = 10
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 1
| totalcaps = 557
| totalgoals = 38
| nationalyears1 = 1977–1989
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 56
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]]|}}
}}
'''Patrick Raymond Jean Battiston''' (born 12 March 1957) is a French former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a  [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for the [[France national football team|France national team]] in three [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]] and won [[UEFA Euro 1984]]. At club level, he played for [[FC Metz|Metz]], [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], and [[AS Monaco|Monaco]], winning five [[Ligue 1]] titles and one [[Coupe de France]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Amnéville]], Moselle,<ref name="Lequipe"/> 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 [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Etienne]] (1980–1983) for three years, where they won the 1981 [[Ligue 1|Division 1]] title, before moving to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] (1983–1987), where they won the 1984, 1985 and 1987 league titles and two [[Coupe de France]]. Battiston then moved on to [[AS Monaco FC|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.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|url=http://www.pari-et-gagne.com/matches.html |title=Joueurs +400 matches Ligue 1|publisher=paris-et-gagne.com |date=28 February 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
Battiston earned 56 caps for his national side, scoring three goals. He represented France in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]], and helped France to their victory at [[UEFA Euro 1984]].

===1982 World Cup incident===
{{See also|West Germany vs France (1982)}}

Battiston is particularly remembered for the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] semi final in [[Seville]], when [[France national football team|France]] faced [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]. He came off the bench in the second half, and after ten minutes of play, following a through ball by Platini, Battiston was clear through the German defence racing towards goal. The German goalkeeper, [[Harald Schumacher]], raced towards Battiston as the Frenchman took the shot, missing the goal. Schumacher leapt into the air, twisting his body and colliding with Battiston. In the process Schumacher's hip hit the Frenchman's face. Battiston, clattered, fell to the ground unconscious, with damaged [[vertebrae]] and teeth knocked out, later slipping into a coma. Emergency medics had to administer oxygen on the pitch.<ref>[http://www.germany2006.tv/page/legends/0,,11994~838668,00.html World Cup History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930001911/http://www.germany2006.tv/page/legends/0,,11994~838668,00.html |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> [[Michel Platini]] later said that he thought that Battiston was dead, because "he had no pulse and looked pale".<ref>[http://www.planetworldcup.com/SPECIALS/ger_fra82.html Russian Roulette in Seville]</ref>

The Dutch referee [[Charles Corver]] did not give a foul, let alone send Schumacher off. Schumacher then proceeded to take the goal-kick and play resumed. After winning the game, the goalkeeper caused more controversy when he was told that Battiston had lost two teeth, and replied: "If that's all that's wrong with him, I'll pay him the [[Crown (dentistry)|crowns]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/oct/26/world-cup-platini|title=My most beautiful game|first=Tim|last=Pears|publisher=The Observer|date=26 October 2008|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref>

Schumacher later apologised in person to Battiston, and the apology was accepted by Battiston.
In his autobiography, ''Anpfiff'', published a couple of years later, Schumacher said the reason he did not go over to check on Battiston's condition was because a number of French players were standing around Battiston and making threatening gestures in his direction.

== Private and later life ==
Battiston's paternal grandfather was Italian from [[Veneto]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Krasnoff|first1=Lindsay Sarah|title=The Making of Les Bleus: Sport in France, 1958-2010|date=2012|publisher=Lexington Books|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7hHA-NQaQ9IC}}</ref> His uncle [[Raymond Battiston]] (born 1924) played for FC Metz between 1945 and 1953. He has two sons.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr |url=http://www.fcmetz.com/2002-2003/actualites/club/patrick-battiston-les-choses-ont-bien-change |title=Patrick Battiston : "Les choses ont bien changé"|publisher=fcmetz.com |date=19 February 2003|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=fr |url=http://www.fcmetz.com/battiston-raymond |title=Raymond Battiston|publisher=fcmetz.com |access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref>

After his retirement, Battiston joined the Bordeaux staff. He has held various positions, including sporting director, youth and reserve team coach and head of the youth academy.<ref>{{cite news|language=fr |url=http://www.programme-tv.net/news/tv/74548-que-devient-le-footballeur-patrick-battiston-heros-malheureux-de-seville/ |title=Que devient le footballeur Patrick Battiston, héros malheureux de Séville ?|newspaper=[[Télé Loisirs]]|date=13 November 2015|access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> Under his leadership, the academy has produced players such as [[Marouane Chamakh]], [[Rio Mavuba]] and [[Marc Planus]].<ref>{{cite news|language=fr|url=http://www.la-croix.com/Archives/2008-04-29/Patrick-Battiston-la-passion-de-transmettre-_NP_-2008-04-29-318686 |title=Patrick Battiston, la passion de transmettre|first=Nicolas |last=César |newspaper=[[La Croix (newspaper)|La Croix]]|date=29 April 2008|access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Saint-Étienne'''
*[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]: [[1980–81 French Division 1|1980–81]]

'''Bordeaux'''
*Division 1: [[1983–84 French Division 1|1983–84]], [[1984–85 French Division 1|1984–85]], [[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]]
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1985–86 Coupe de France|1985–86]]
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: 1986<ref>{{ cite news | title = Patrick Battiston | access-date = 2 June 2021 | publisher = lalegendedesgirondins | url = https://lalegendedesgirondins.com/tout-les-joueurs-des-girondins.html | language = French }}</ref>

'''Monaco'''
*Division 1: [[1987–88 French Division 1|1987–88]]

'''France'''
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Onze d'Or|Onze Mondial]]: 1984, 1986<ref>{{Cite web|title="Onze Mondial" Awards|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704020132/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FFF player}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* {{FIFA player}}

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