Antonio 'Toni' Prats Cervera (born 9 September 1971) is a Spanish retired 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 53)
Place of birth Capdepera, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) 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 244 (2)
2005–2007 Mallorca 52 (0)
2007–2008 Hércules 7 (0)
Total 441 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 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 in 17 both major levels combined), winning one Copa del Rey with the club.

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Prats was born in Capdepera, Majorca. 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) and playing one year with RC Celta de Vigo, he finally settled at Seville's Real Betis, where he remained nine years. 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 1–2 loss.[1]

In 2005–06, Prats returned to Mallorca for a further two campaigns, before the emergence of Miguel Ángel Moyá forced a move to Segunda División club Hércules CF where he was scarcely used, retiring in March 2008 following recurrent back problems.[2]

Honours

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Club

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Betis

International

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Spain U21

References

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