Dominique Baratelli

Dominique Baratelli is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Nice, Baratelli started his footballing career with Cavigal Nice and turned professional in 1967 when switching to then-first-division side AC Ajaccio. He transferred to OGC Nice in 1971, where he stayed until 1978 and earned his first France [national football team|France] caps. He was nominated in the France 1978 [FIFA World Cup|1978] and 1982 [FIFA World Cup|1982] World Cup squads but played only part of one first-round match, in 1978 against Argentina, in which he was substituted in for injured starter Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes on 55 minutes.
In 1978, Baratelli moved to Paris Saint-Germain where he won the French Cup in 1982 and 1983 and ended his professional career in 1985. Today, Dominique Baratelli is a youth football coach for the city of Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France.
He played 21 times for France and was called another 25 times as a backup goalkeeper. He played 593 French first-division matches in which he scored two goals.