Jérôme Palatsi

Not to be confused with Jorge Palatsí.

Jérôme Palatsi
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-12-10) 10 December 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Béziers, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1989 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Montpellier 3 (0)
1990–1991 → Alès (loan) 23 (0)
1993–1994 → Rouen (loan) 36 (0)
1994–1995 Pau 1 (0)
1995–1996 Le Grau-du-Roi
1996–2001 Beira-Mar 102 (3)
2001–2005 Vitória Guimarães 126 (1)
2005–2006 Moreirense 17 (0)
2006–2008 Penafiel 36 (0)
2008–2009 Beira-Mar 28 (0)
2010 Avanca 4 (0)
Total 376+ (4+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jérôme Palatsi (born 10 December 1969) is a French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Having had no impact as a professional in his country of birth, he spent the bulk of his senior career in Portugal, appearing in 180 Primeira Liga matches mainly at the service of Vitória de Guimarães and retiring in his 40s.[1]

Club career

Palatsi was born in Béziers, Hérault. After only three matches as a professional at Montpellier HSC over the course of five seasons (although two were spent on loan), he moved to the lower leagues in the country.[2][3]

In 1996, Palatsi started a Portuguese adventure that would last nearly 15 years, starting at S.C. Beira-Mar. At the Aveiro club and his second, Vitória de Guimarães, he was sometimes charged with penalty-taking, scoring a total of four goals in the Primeira Liga.[4][5][6]

From 2005 onwards, Palatsi played mostly in the country's Segunda Liga, first signing with Moreirense F.C.[7] then moving to F.C. Penafiel.[8] Aged almost 39, he returned to Beira-Mar also in that level,[9] and retired two years later after a brief stint with amateurs A.A. Avanca.

With Beira-Mar again in the top flight, Palatsi returned to the club as goalkeeper coach.[10] He also worked in that role with S.C. Freamunde[11] and F.C. Felgueiras 1932.[12] He was both head and assistant manager – as well as player – at Vitória de Guimarães's beach soccer team[13] and acted as scout for Montpellier.[14]

Honours

Le Grau-du-Roi

Beira-Mar

References

  1. ^ "Palatsi: vertigens de um "gato" que se pendura na baliza" [Palatsi: vertigo of a "cat" who hangs from the goal]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 December 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ "La (g)love(s)* story des gardiens pailladins" [The (g)love(s)* story of goalkeepers from La Paillade] (in French). MHSC Foot. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Jerôme PALATSI" (in French). MHSC Foot. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Histórias de extremos" [Poles apart]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 March 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Palatsi: "O futuro vai dizer se valho 75 mil contos"" [Palatsi: "The future will tell if I'm worth 75 million escudos"]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 July 2001. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ^ "O senhor dos "penalties"" [Lord of the penalties]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 March 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ^ Pereira, Sérgio (25 March 2006). "De baliza a baliza: guarda-redes marca golo da vitória do Varzim" [From goal to goal: goalkeeper scores Varzim winning goal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. ^ Frederico, Francisco (9 January 2008). "Palatsi e o regresso a Aveiro: "A sorte faz parte do jogo"" [Palatsi and return to Aveiro: "Luck is part of the game"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Palatsi é para manter" [Palatsi is a keeper]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 June 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Rui Bento sucede a Leonardo Jardim" [Rui Bento succeeds Leonardo Jardim] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Sistema de rega derruba Palatsi" [Sprinkling system knocks Palatsi down]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  12. ^ Ângelo, Miguel (5 August 2016). "FC Felgueiras com caras novas no plantel, renova com Hugo Teixeira e Zé Rebelo e Carlos Azevedo" [FC Felgueiras with new faces in roster, renew with Hugo Teixeira and Zé Rebelo and Carlos Azevedo]. Expresso de Felgueiras (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Palatsi treina e defende baliza da nova equipa de futebol de praia do Vitória que entra em acção no domingo" [Palatsi coaches and is on goal for new Vitória beach soccer team that takes the sands on Sunday] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  14. ^ Casini, Flavien (6 October 2020). "Danilo Pereira a "un profil que le PSG ne possédait pas" souligne Palatsi" [Danilo Pereira's "profile is one that was unknown to PSG until now" stresses Palatsi] (in French). Paris Fans. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  15. ^ "ES Le Grau-du-Roi" (in French). Stat Football Club France. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Beira Mar – Campomaiorense 1–0". Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Beira-Mar sagra-se campeão" [Beira-Mar crowned champions]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 8 May 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2022.