Jason Batty
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Batty | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
New Zealand (Asst/GK Coach) Nashville SC (Academy GK Director) | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1990 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1990 | Wroxham | 12 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Blockhouse Bay | 18 | (0) |
1992–1997 | North Shore United | 82 | (0) |
1997 | Albuquerque Geckos | 18 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Bohemians | 7 | (0) |
1999 | Geylang United | 14 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Football Kingz | 16 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
2001 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | (0) |
2001 | Stalybridge Celtic | 12 | (0) |
2002 | Glenfield Rovers | 8 | (0) |
2002 | California Gold | 7 | (0) |
2003 | Caversham | 12 | (0) |
International career | |||
1994–2003 | New Zealand | 55 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2015 | San Jose Earthquakes (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
2016–2017 | New Zealand U-17/U-20 (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
2018–2020 | Utah Royals FC (Asst/GK Coach) | ||
2019–present | New Zealand (Asst/GK Coach) | ||
2020-present | Nashville SC (Academy GK Director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jason Batty (born 23 March 1971) is a New Zealand former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current New Zealand National Team Assistant/Goalkeeping Coach. Batty frequently represented the New Zealand national team in the 1990s.
Batty later became the Assistant coach at Dartmouth College in the U.S. and served as the Director of Goalkeeping for Texas Premier SC. Batty spent eight seasons as Goalkeeper Coach in the MLS with the San Jose Earthquakes, where they got to the Eastern Conference Final in 2010 and won the MLS Supporters Shield in 2012. He then was named Assistant Coach for New Zealand Youth National Teams. In 2018 Batty was appointed Assistant / Goalkeeping Coach in the National Women's Soccer League for new expansion club Utah Royals FC. Batty is now currently the Academy GK Director of MLS side Nashville SC.
Club career
Batty was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He started his career at Norwich City F.C. in their Academy system, he then moved back in New Zealand for a period of time before heading back overseas to join up with Bohemian F.C. in the League of Ireland.[citation needed] He then made 14 appearances for a Singapore team S-League before joining the Football Kingz.[citation needed] Batty made 16 appearances for the Football Kingz in their inaugural season in the NSL in 1999 before heading back to the UK for a spell in England with Championship side Grimsby Town in August 2000.[citation needed] He failed to dislodge regular shot stopper Danny Coyne and understudy Steve Croudson. After only six months he left the club and joined Scunthorpe United on similar terms but left at the end of the season after failing to make a 1st Team appearance. He then briefly played for Stalybridge Celtic in the Conference League.[citation needed]
International career
Batty made his New Zealand A-international debut in a 3–0 win over Singapore on 21 February 1995 and quickly became first choice goalkeeper.[1] He went on to collect 55 caps between 1994 and 2003. Playing in two FIFA Confederation Cup tournaments in 1999 in Mexico and 2003 in France.[2]
Coaching career
In 2019, Batty became goalkeeper coach for the New Zealand national team.[3]
Honours
As player
- New Zealand Player of the Year: 1997
- OFC Nations Cup: 1998, 2002
As coach
- MLS Supporters Shield: 2012[4]
References
- ^ "A-International Appearances - 1990–99". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (23 October 2019). "Neil Emblen returns to the All Whites as Danny Hay rounds out his coaching staff". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Honours List". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
External links
- Jason Batty – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Auckland
- New Zealand people of English descent
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- New Zealand expatriate association footballers
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Wroxham F.C. players
- Albuquerque Geckos players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- California Gold players
- Dartmouth Big Green men's soccer players
- League of Ireland players
- Football Kingz F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- USL League Two players
- San Jose Earthquakes non-playing staff
- Expatriate footballers in Singapore
- Geylang International FC players
- Singapore Premier League players
- USL D-3 Pro League players
- National Women's Soccer League coaches
- Utah Royals FC