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 with Reims and Saint-Étienne at club level, as well as reaching the European Cup final twice with Reims, and also leading France to a third-place finish at the 1958 FIFA World Cup at international level.

Honours Player Reims Division 1: 1948–49 Coupe de France: 1950

Manager Reims Division 1: 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62 Coupe de France: 1958 Latin Cup: 1953 European Cup runner-up: 1955–56, 1958–59

France FIFA World Cup third place: 1958 UEFA European Championship fourth place: 1960

Saint-Étienne Division 1: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70 Coupe de France: 1968, 1970