Marc Batta

Marc Batta

Born	1 November 1953 Marseille, France
Other occupation	Civil servant UEFA referee observer
Domestic
Years	League	Role
00001989-2000	Ligue 1	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1990–1998	FIFA–listed	Referee

Marc Batta (born 1 November 1953) is a French former football referee.

Football career

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] On 6 September 1997, during a World Cup qualifier in Berlin between Germany and Portugal, he controversially sent off player Rui Costa as he was being substituted, for considering the midfielder took too long (around 20 to 30 seconds) to leave the field: Portugal were then leading 1–0, but eventually let in the equalizer with ten men, finishing in third position in its group and being eliminated.^[5][6] This was the first and only red card Rui Costa has received in over 700 games he played throughout his career.^[7]

In July 2004 Batta succeeded Michel Vautrot as head of referees in the French Football Federation, remaining in the position for four years.^[8][9] On 1 August 2012, in the same predicament, he joined the Romanian Football Federation.^[10]

References

1. International Matches 1990 – Intercontinental, January-June; RSSSF, 2 February 2005
2. Schalke shock for Hodgson; The Independent, 8 May 1997
3. EURO 1996 finals, RSSSF, 7 December 2001
4. World Cup 1998 finals; at RSSSF
5. "Has a player ever been sent off for time-wasting while being subbed?". The Guardian. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
6. "The latest abandonments ever redux". The Guardian. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
7. "Rui Costa career statistics".
8. "Derrien siffle la fin de l’omerta" [Derrien whistles for end of omerta] (in French). Passion Arbitrage. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
9. "Séminaire des présidents de CRA à la FFF" [CRA presidents' seminar in FFF] (in French). French Football Federation. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
10. "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. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

External links

• Stats at Footballdatabase