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Sergio Batista

Sergio Batista
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Batista in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sergio Daniel Batista
Date of birth (1962-11-09) 9 November 1962 (age 54)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1988 Argentinos Juniors 253 (25)
1988–1990 River Plate 52 (2)
1991 Argentinos Juniors 19 (0)
1992–1993 Nueva Chicago 5 (0)
1995–1996 Tosu Futures 95 (5)
1997–1999 All Boys 60 (1)
Total 484 (33)
National team
1985–1990 Argentina 39 (0)
Teams managed
2000 Bella Vista
2001–2003 Argentinos Juniors
2003 Talleres
2004 Argentinos Juniors
2004–2005 Nueva Chicago
2007 Godoy Cruz
2007–2010 Argentina U-20 / Olympic
2010–2011 Argentina
2012–2013 Shanghai Shenhua
2014 Shanghai Shenhua
2015–2016 Bahrain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista (born 9 November 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former international player.

As a footballer he played as a midfield for Argentinos Juniors, River Plate, Nueva Chicago, Tosu Futures and All Boys. He represented his national team 39 times between 1985 and 1990 where he won the 1986 FIFA World Cup. After retiring he moved into coaching with Bella Vista before returning to his former club Argentinos Juniors, as well as spells at Talleres, Nueva Chicago and Godoy Cruz. With the Argentine U23 team ,he won the gold medal in the 2008 Olympics, which led to him being head coach of the Argentina national football team from July 2010 to July 2011.

Batista played youth football in Argentinos Juniors, and debuted with the first team in 1981. With Argentinos, he won the 1984 Metropolitano and 1985 Nacional of the Argentine Primera División, as well as the 1985 Copa Libertadores.


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