Fernando Ariel Batista (born 20 August 1970) is Argentine

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manager and retired player who is currently an assistant manager for the Venezuela national team under head coach José Nestor Pékerman.

Playing career

Batista started his playing career with Argentine top flight side Argentinos Juniors, where he made 134 league appearances and scored 4 goals. In 1997, Batista signed for Godoy Cruz in the Argentine second division.

International career

He represented

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at the

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Managerial career

In 2018, Batista was appointed manager of Armenia U19. After that, he was appointed manager of

. In 2019, he was appointed manager of Argentina U23.

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