- Goalkeeper for the French national soccer team (World Cup winners 1998, European Champions 2000). He also played for France in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
- Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
- Made his division debut for French club "Toulouse FC" on 21st September 1991. He joined a different French club, "Olympique Marseille", in 1992. He joined the Monegasque club "AS Monaco FC" in 1995 and then British club "Manchester United" in 2000 for £7.8 million. He went back to his old club "Olympique Marseille" after the 2003-2004 league season and stayed until his contract ran out in 2006 He then retired after failing to find a football club but soon came out to join Nantes. He stayed there for four months until an altercation with a fan caused him to leave and he retired, again, for good.
- Longtime companion of top model Linda Evangelista from 1998 to 2000.
- Son Lenny Barthez, born 22 June 2003.
- Son Aldo Barthez, born 21 December 2007.
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