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Laurent Batlles (born 23 September 1975) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne.

Laurent Batlles

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 46)[2]
Place of birth	Nantes, France[2]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Saint-Étienne (manager)
Youth career
1992–1994	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1999	Toulouse	158	(10)
1999–2001	Bordeaux	70	(3)
2002	Rennes	28	(2)
2003	Bastia	38	(4)
2004–2006	Marseille	49	(11)
2005–2006	→ Toulouse (loan)	31	(3)
2006–2008	Toulouse	53	(5)
2008–2010	Grenoble	70	(2)
2010–2012	Saint-Étienne	68	(8)
Total		565	(48)
National team
1991	France U16	1	(0)
1996–1997	France U21	4	(0)
Teams managed
2015–2016	Saint-Étienne (assistant)
2016–2019	Saint-Étienne (reserves)
2019–2021	Troyes
2022–	Saint-Étienne
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

In January 2003, Batlles moved to Corsica and SC Bastia. He played the remaining 19 fixtures for his new team, a figure he repeated in the first half of 2003–04 (without scoring) before joining Olympique de Marseille, in another January transfer window move.[3]

Batlles contributed eight matches in l'OM's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup including the final, lost 2–0 to Valencia.[4] The following season he scored eight goals in 30 games[5] and, after starting 2005–06 at the Stade Vélodrome, rejoined Toulouse initially on loan.^{[citation needed]}

Batlles joined permanently in the 2006–07 campaign after a successful loan spell, although he had a contract with Marseille until June 2008.[6][5] 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.[7]

In 2008–09, the 33-year-old Batlles joined newly promoted club Grenoble Foot 38 on a two-year deal,[8] 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.[9]

Managerial career

Batlles retired from football in May 2012, with a total of 473 French top-tier games and 41 goals.[10] He continued working with his last club, as a technical supervisor.[11]

In June 2019, Batlles was announced as the new coach of Troyes, joining on a two-year contract.[12] He led them back to the top flight in 2021 after a three-year absence, as champions.[13]

Batlles left on 30 December 2021, after falling out with owners City Football Group.[14] He joined recently-relegated Saint-Étienne as manager on 3 June 2022.[15]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 30 December 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Troyes		14 June 2019	30 December 2021	89	43	16	30	114	94	+20	048.31	[16]
Total				89	43	16	30	114	94	+20	048.31

Honours

Player

Marseille

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005[17]

Manager

Troyes

• Ligue 2: 2020–21[13]

References

External links

• Laurent Batlles at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Laurent Batlles – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Laurent Batlles at FootballDatabase.eu

На других языках

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[de] Laurent Batlles

Laurent Batlles (* 23. September 1975 in Nantes) ist ein ehemaliger französischer Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer. Er ist seit Juni 2022 Cheftrainer von AS Saint-Étienne.

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- [en] Laurent Batlles

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[es] Laurent Batlles

Laurent Batlles (Nantes, Francia, 23 de septiembre de 1975), es un ex futbolista y entrenador francés, que se desempeñó como centrocampista. Actualmente dirige al AS Saint-Étienne.

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[it] Laurent Batlles

Laurent Batlles (Nantes, 23 settembre 1975) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore francese.

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