Gérald Baticle

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Gérald Edmond Louis Baticle (born 10 September 1969) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current coach of the France national under-21 football team.

Playing career

Born in Amiens, Somme,[1] Baticle started his professional career in his native Picardy region at Amiens but quickly attracted the attention of Guy Roux who recruited him at Auxerre. He played his first game in Division 1 on 19 September 1991 against Metz. In the 1992–93 season, he was the UEFA Cup's top goalscorer as Auxerre reached the semi-finals where they were edged out by Borussia Dortmund after a penalty shootout. A year later, Baticle scored one of Auxerre's goal during the final of the French cup where the AJA defeated Montpellier 3–0 to win its first national title. In the 1994–95 season, he had to face the concurrence of an emerging Lilian Laslandes for the sole striker post in Guy Roux's emblematic 4-3-3.

Baticle then chose to move to an ambitious Strasbourg side where he joined a team composed of Frank Leboeuf, Franck Sauzée and Aleksandr Mostovoi. He spent three seasons at Strasbourg and was a captain there after Leboeuf's departure in 1996. He was repositioned as an offensive midfielder by Jacky Duguépéroux and, in this position, was instrumental in Strasbourg's 1997 League cup triumph as well as the good UEFA Cup run the following season.

He was then back for a season and a half at Auxerre as a transition striker between world champion Stéphane Guivarc'h and the young Djibril Cissé. In December 1999, he was transferred to Metz where he enjoyed decent success as a striker for three years in a struggling team. When Metz was relegated, Baticle moved to Troyes for a season before ending his career in 2003–04 with Ligue 2 side Le Havre.

Coaching career

Baticle was a successful youth coach for three seasons with Auxerre's under 18 team, reaching the final of the Coupe Gambardella in 2007. In October 2008, Pascal Janin was sacked from his post at Stade Brestois and it was rumoured that general manager Corentin Martins was eager to bring his former Auxerre teammate at Brest for the managing job but the move was at first opposed by Auxerre's president Jean-Claude Hamel.[2] Ultimately, a compromise was found and Baticle joined Brest,[3] winning his first game 4–0 against Bastia on 7 November 2008. He was fired in May 2009 and replaced by Alex Dupont.[4]

On 22 December 2022, Baticle was sacked by Angers.[5]

Having worked with the France national under-21 football team as an assistant under Thierry Henry's management, he was appointed as coach on 23 August 2024.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
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Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Auxerre 1991–92 Division 1 24 8 24 8
1992–93 32 9 10 8 42 17
1993–94 32 7 5 5 2 0 39 12
1994–95 21 5 1 0 2 0 24 5
Total 109 29 6 5 14 8 129 42
Strasbourg 1995–96 Division 1 33 6 4 1 2 1 39 8
1996–97 38 7 8 3 4 2 50 12
1997–98 34 8 2 1 6 4 42 13
Total 105 21 14 5 12 7 131 33
Auxerre 1998–99 Division 1 34 4 4 0 2 0 40 4
1999–00 5 1 5 1
Total 39 5 4 0 2 0 45 5
Metz 1999–00 Division 1 14 5 4 2 18 7
2000–01 34 15 2 1 36 16
2001–02 33 4 2 1 35 5
Total 81 24 8 4 0 0 89 28
Troyes 2002–03 Ligue 1 30 1 2 0 32 1
Le Havre 2003–04 Ligue 2 31 4 31 4
Career total 395 84 34 14 28 15 457 113

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Managerial statistics

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France U21 23 August 2024 present

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Honours

As a player

As a manager

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