Joël Bats

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Joël Bats
Personal information
Bats with Lyon in 2008
Date of birth	(1957-01-04) 4 January 1957
Place of birth	Mont-de-Marsan, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1974–1980	Sochaux
1980–1985	AJ Auxerre	184	(0)
1985–1992	Paris SG	216	(0)
National team
1983–1989	France	50	(0)
Teams managed
1992–1994	Paris SG (goalkeeping coach)
1994–1996	Paris SG (assistant coach)
1997–1998	Paris SG
1998–1999	LB Châteauroux
2004–	Lyon (goalkeeping coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Joël Bats (born 4 January 1957 in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes) is a retired goalkeeper and French international footballer.

Career

Goalkeeper

Bats began his professional career with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 1974, moving on to newly promoted AJ Auxerre the following year. He became undisputed number one at Auxerre (having had to contest the jersey with Albert Rust at Sochaux) and soon found his way into the France squad, being selected for the 1984 European Championship, which France won. By now recognised as a safe, authoritative presence in goal, Bats was also the French number 1 at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, famously saving a penalty from Zico in the quarter-final against Brazil. However, he uncharacteristically let a free-kick from Andreas Brehme slip through his hands in the semi-final against West Germany, which France lost 2–0. He won his last international cap in 1989. At club level, Bats moved on to Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and was their keeper during their first Ligue 1 title in 1986. Bats remained the club's keeper until announcing his retirement in 1992. He then joined the PSG coaching staff as an assistant to Artur Jorge and Luis Fernández before being named trainer in 1997, succeeding Ricardo Gomes. A disappointing 1997–98 season and a series of boardroom changes saw him replaced by Alain Giresse. Following a brief, undistinguished spell in charge of L.B. Châteauroux, he was appointed goalkeeping coach at Olympique Lyonnais in 2000, a post that he still occupies. Bats was stricken with testicular cancer in 1982, but made a full recovery after surgery. As therapy during his convalescence, he took up writing poetry, and has had two volumes of it published.

External links

v t e France squad – UEFA Euro 1984 Winners (1st Title)

1 Bats 2 Amoros 3 Domergue 4 Bossis 5 Battiston 6 Fernández 7 Ferreri 8 Bravo 9 Genghini 10 Platini (c) 11 Bellone 12 Giresse 13 Six 14 Tigana 15 Le Roux 16 Rocheteau 17 Lacombe 18 Tusseau 19 Bergeroo 20 Rust Coach: Hidalgo

v t e France squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Bats 2 Amoros 3 Ayache 4 Battiston 5 Bibard 6 Bossis 7 Le Roux 8 Tusseau 9 Fernández 10 Platini (c) 11 Ferreri 12 Giresse 13 Genghini 14 Tigana 15 Vercruysse 16 Bellone 17 Papin 18 Rocheteau 19 Stopyra 20 Xuereb 21 Bergeroo 22 Rust Coach: Michel

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. – managers

Phelipon (1970–72)
Vicot (1972–73)
Fontaine & Vicot (1973–75)
Fontaine (1975–76)
Vasović (1976–77)
Larqué (1977–78)
Alonzo (1977)
Alonzo (1978)
Vasović (1978–79)
Alonzo (1979–1980)
Peyroche (1979–83)
Leduc (1983–84)
Peyroche (1984–85)
Coste (1985)
Houllier (1985–87)
Mombaerts (1987–88)
Houllier (1988)
Ivić (1988–90)
Michel (1990–91)
Jorge (1991–94)
Fernández (1994–96)
Ricardo (1996–98)
Giresse (1998)
Jorge (1998–99)
Bergeroo (1999–2000)
Fernández (2000–03)
Halilhodžić (2003–05)
Fournier (2005)
Lacombe (2005–07)
Le Guen (2007–09)
Kombouaré (2009–11)
Ancelotti (2011–13)
Blanc (2013–)

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Persondata
Name	Bats, Joel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	4 January 1957
Place of birth	Mont-de-Marsan, France
Date of death
Place of death

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