Toni Prats

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Prats and the second or maternal family name is Cervera.

Antonio 'Toni' Prats Cervera (born 9 September 1971) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Toni Prats

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Prats Cervera
Date of birth	(1971-09-09) 9 September 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Capdepera, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Mallorca B	12	(0)
1991–1995	Mallorca	85	(0)
1995–1996	Celta	41	(0)
1996–2005	Betis	282	(2)
2005–2007	Mallorca	52	(0)
2007–2008	Hércules	7	(0)
Total		479	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1994 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In a career spent mainly with Betis, he appeared in 338 La Liga matches over 12 seasons (467 across both major levels), winning one Copa del Rey with the club.^[1]

Club career

Prats was born in Capdepera, Mallorca. After emerging through his hometown RCD Mallorca's youth system (appearing in one La Liga match in the 1991–92 season, a 1–2 home loss against Athletic Bilbao)^[2] and playing one year with RC Celta de Vigo, he finally settled at Seville's Real Betis, where he remained nine years.^[3][4] Ironically, in 1999–2000, as the Andalusians were relegated from the top flight, he scored against Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid through free kicks, in respectively a 2–1 win and 2–1 loss.^[5][6]

In 2005–06, alleging personal reasons, Prats returned to Mallorca for a further two campaigns,^[7] before the emergence of Miguel Ángel Moyá^[8] forced a move to Segunda División club Hércules CF^[9] where he was scarcely used, retiring in March 2008 following recurrent back problems.^[10]

International career

Prats was called once by the Spain national team. He remained on the bench in an infamous 3–2 away loss against Cyprus in the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers on 5 September 1998, with manager Javier Clemente being dismissed in the aftermath.^[11][12]

Personal life

Prats' nephew Abdón was also a footballer. A forward, he also was a product of Mallorca's youth system.^[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[14]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mallorca B	1990–91	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Mallorca	1991–92	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	1992–93		14	0	4	0	—		1[a]	0	19	0
	1993–94		32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	1994–95		38	0	9	0	—		—		47	0
	Total		85	0	13	0	—		1	0	99	0
Celta	1995–96	La Liga	41	0	2	0	—		—		43	0
Betis	1996–97	La Liga	40	0	0	0	—		—		40	0
	1997–98		36	0	3	0	6[b]	0	—		45	0
	1998–99		32	0	2	0	6[c]	0	—		40	0
	1999–2000		37	2	0	0	—		—		37	2
	2000–01	Segunda División	38	0	0	0	—		—		38	0
	2001–02	La Liga	36	0	1	0	—		—		37	0
	2002–03		38	0	3	0	5[c]	0	—		46	0
	2003–04		16	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
	2004–05		9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		282	2	12	0	17	0	—		311	2
Mallorca	2005–06	La Liga	30	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	2006–07		22	0	0	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		52	0	0	0	—		—		52	0
Hércules	2007–08	Segunda División	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			479	2	27	0	17	0	1	0	524	2

1. Appearance in La Liga play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Betis

• Copa del Rey: 2004–05^[15]

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship third place: 1994^[16]