Albert Batteux

Albert Batteux (2 July 1919 – 28 February 2003) was a French football midfielder and a manager. He is the most successful manager in the history of Ligue 1 having won eight domestic titles, twice reaching the European Cup final and a third-place finish at the 1958 World Cup.

Albert Batteux

Albert Batteux as France player, in April 1949
Personal information
Full name	Albert Batteux
Date of birth	2 July 1919
Place of birth	Reims, France
Date of death	28 February 2003(2003-02-28) (aged 83)
Place of death	Meylan, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1930–1937	Stade Portelois
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1950	Reims	287	(35)
National team
1948–1949	France	8	(1)
Teams managed
1950–1963	Reims
1955–1962	France
1963–1967	Grenoble
1967–1972	Saint-Étienne
1976–1977	Avignon Foot 84
1979	Nice
1980–1981	Marseille
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only