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| Full name | Sergio Daniel Batista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1962-11-09)9 November 1962 (age 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Venezuela (General Manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | PJM Futures | 95 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | All Boys | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 484 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1990 | Argentina | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Bella Vista | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Talleres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Nueva Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Godoy Cruz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Argentina U-20 /Olympic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Qatar SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023- | Venezuela (General Manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sergio Daniel "Checho"Batista (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈseɾxjoðaˈnjelˈtʃetʃoβaˈtista];[a] born 9 November 1962) is an Argentinefootball manager and former international player forArgentina.
As a footballer he played as amidfielder forArgentinos Juniors,River Plate,Nueva Chicago,Tosu Futures andAll Boys. He representedhis national team 39 times from 1985 to 1990 where the team won the1986 FIFA World Cup.[2] After retiring he moved into coaching withBella Vista before returning to his former club Argentinos Juniors, as well as spells atTalleres,Nueva Chicago andGodoy Cruz. He led theArgentine Olympic team to the gold medal in the2008 Olympics, which led to him being head coach of theArgentina national football team from July 2010 to July 2011.
Batista played youth football inArgentinos Juniors, and debuted with the first team in 1981. With Argentinos, he won the1984 Metropolitano and1985 Nacional of theArgentine Primera División, as well as the1985 Copa Libertadores.[3]
In 1988, Batista moved toRiver Plate; they won the1989–90 league title. In 1992, he moved toNueva Chicago. In 1993, he moved toPJM Futures in Japan. He retired as a player in 1994 and for two years from 1995 served as an assistant coach of 2 Japanese clubs. In 1997, he returned to play forAll Boys in Argentina.
After his impressive displays for Argentinos Juniors in the 1985 Copa Libertadores, the Argentine coachCarlos Bilardo called Batista up for a friendly againstMexico on 14 November 1985 in a game that ended in a 1–1 draw.[4] With the1986 FIFA World Cup soon looming, Batista quickly went on to establish himself as a first choice player within theArgentina national football team. Despite his limited international experience, he played each tournament game, Argentina won.[5] An established regular within the squad, Batista played in the1987 Copa América,1989 Copa América and1990 FIFA World Cup, which Argentina came runner-up in.
Batista started his managerial career withUruguayan clubBella Vista in 2000. He then had two spells withArgentinos Juniors, one withTalleres de Córdoba and one withNueva Chicago. Between 2005 and 2006, he was assistant toOscar Ruggeri inSan Lorenzo.
In October 2007, the former midfielder was appointed as the head coach of theArgentine U-20 national team, replacingHugo Tocalli. He managed the gold medalistArgentina Olympic football team at the2008 Summer Olympics.
After the2010 World Cup, Argentina national team managerDiego Maradona did not renew his contract, and Batista was appointed ascaretaker manager on 27 July 2010.[6]In his role, Batista led Argentina to two wins (1–0 overIreland and 4–1 over World Cup holdersSpain) and suffered a defeat againstJapan 0–1. Three months later, he was named the official head coach of the Argentina national team. In his first match after being officialized as Argentina's coach, his team defeatedBrazil 1–0, with a 90th-minute goal byLionel Messi.[7]On 25 July 2011, theAFA announced that Batista had stepped down as manager of the Argentina national team after poor results in theCopa América.[8]
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