Argentine footballer and manager
Sergio Daniel
"
Checho
"
Batista
(
Spanish pronunciation:
[?se?xjo
ða?njel
?t?et?o
βa?tista]
;
[a]
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 from 1985 to 1990 where the team won the
1986 FIFA World Cup
.
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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 Olympic 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.
Playing career
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Club
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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 Division
, as well as the
1985 Copa Libertadores
.
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In 1988, Batista moved to
River Plate
; they won the
1989?90 league title
. In 1992, he moved to
Nueva Chicago
. In 1993, he moved to
PJM 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 for
All Boys
in Argentina.
International
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After his impressive displays for Argentinos Juniors in the 1985 Copa Libertadores, the Argentine coach
Carlos Bilardo
called Batista up for a friendly against
Mexico
on 14 November 1985 in a game that ended in a 1?1 draw.
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With the
1986 FIFA World Cup
soon looming, Batista quickly went on to establish himself as a first choice player within the
Argentina 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 the
1987 Copa America
,
1989 Copa America
and
1990 FIFA World Cup
, which Argentina came runner-up in.
Managerial career
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Batista started his managerial career with
Uruguayan
club
Bella Vista
in 2000. He then had two spells with
Argentinos Juniors
, one with
Talleres de Cordoba
and one with
Nueva Chicago
. Between 2005 and 2006, he was assistant to
Oscar Ruggeri
in
San Lorenzo
.
In October 2007, the former midfielder was appointed as the head coach of the
Argentine U-20 national team
, replacing
Hugo Tocalli
. He managed the gold medalist
Argentina Olympic football team
at the
2008 Summer Olympics
.
After the
2010 World Cup
, Argentina national team manager
Diego Maradona
did not renew his contract, and Batista was appointed as
caretaker manager
on 27 July 2010.
[6]
In his role, Batista led Argentina to two wins (1?0 over
Ireland
and 4?1 over World Cup holders
Spain
) and suffered a defeat against
Japan
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 defeated
Brazil
1?0, with a 90th-minute goal by
Lionel Messi
.
[7]
On 25 July 2011, the
AFA
announced that Batista had stepped down as manager of the Argentina national team after poor results in the
Copa America
.
[8]
Honours
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As a player
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- Argentinos Juniors
- River Plate
- Argentina
Individual
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- South American Team of the Year: 1986, 1988, 1989
As a manager
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- Argentina
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References
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External links
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