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| Born |
1 November 1953 Marseille, France | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation |
Civil servant UEFA referee observer | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1989–2000 | Ligue 1 | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1990–1998 | FIFA–listed | Referee | |
Marc Batta (born 1 November 1953) is a French former football referee.
Career
[edit]Born in Marseille, Batta reached FIFA international status in 1990.[1] He was namely in charge of the 1993–94 Coupe de France final, also directing the first leg of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup decisive match between FC Schalke 04 and Inter Milan.[2]
In national team competitions, Batta was present at the UEFA Euro 1996[3] and the 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments, refereeing two games in the latter.[4] During the qualification group match between Germany and Portugal (1-1 draw), with Portugal leading after 71 minutes, Batta controversially sent off Rui Costa while he was being subbed off.[5]
In July 2004 Batta succeeded Michel Vautrot as head of referees in the French Football Federation, remaining in the position for four years.[6][7] On 1 August 2012, he took up the equivalent post with the Romanian Football Federation.[8]
Record
[edit]Major national team competition
[edit]| UEFA Euro 1996 – England | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| 16 June 1996 |  Croatia –  Denmark | Hillsborough Stadium | Sheffield | Group stage | 3–0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 June 1996 |  Spain –  England | Wembley Stadium | London | Quarter-finals | 0–0 (2–4 p) | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 FIFA World Cup – France | |||||||
| Date | Match | Venue | Location | Round | Result | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| 22 June 1998 |  Romania – England | Stadium de Toulouse | Toulouse | Group stage | 2–0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 June 1998 |  Brazil –  Chile | Parc des Princes | Paris | Round of 16 | 4–1 | 4 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ↑ International Matches 1990 – Intercontinental, January-June; RSSSF, 2 February 2005
- ↑ Schalke shock for Hodgson; The Independent, 8 May 1997
- ↑ EURO 1996 finals, RSSSF, 7 December 2001
- ↑ World Cup 1998 finals; at RSSSF
- ↑ "WM 98 Qualifier Portugal v Germany 14th DEC 1996". YouTube. 14 Dec 1996. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ↑ "Derrien siffle la fin de l'omerta" [Derrien whistles for end of omerta] (in French). Passion Arbitrage. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Séminaire des présidents de CRA à la FFF" [CRA presidents' seminar in FFF] (in French). French Football Federation. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "Un francez pentru arbitrajul romanesc! CCA va fi condusa de Marc Batta, care il va avea ca asistent pe Alexandru Deaconu" [Frenchman head of Romanian referees! CCA to be directed by Marc Batta, being assisted by Alexandru Deaconu] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
