Jefferson Alexandre Batista (born 23 February 1976 in

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) is a retired

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ian

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er.

Career

After playing in the youth teams of

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, he represented the senior Brazilian clubs

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Mogi Mirim Mogi Mirim is a municipality located in the eastern part of São Paulo State, in Brazil. The population is 93,650 (2020 est.) in an area of 498 km². The elevation is 611 m. Mogi Mirim is around 65 km from Campinas, the biggest city in ...

, Guarani, Vitória,

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and Coritiba. He also had a rich career abroad having played in Finland with

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; Russia, with FC Alania Vladikavkaz and

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; Switzerland, with

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and

Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...

; Serbia, with

FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second la ...

; and China, with Nanjing Yoyo,

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and Zagen. He began as a forward but gradually became an offensive midfielder. After retiring, he became director of a sports management and marketing company.Front Group, Sports Director: Jefferson Batista, profile
at company official website, 29-11-2011

Honours

; Paulista *

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2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

; Guangzhou *

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

: 2007

References

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* * Stats from Playerhistory {{DEFAULTSORT:Batista, Jefferson 1976 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Esporte Clube Pelotas players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Guarani FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Paulista Futebol Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Ituano FC players Veikkausliiga players FinnPa players Kuopion Palloseura players Expatriate footballers in Finland FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players FC Elista players Russian Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Russia FC St. Gallen players FC Zürich players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players Swiss Super League players Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Nanjing Yoyo F.C. players Guangzhou F.C. players Expatriate footballers in China China League One players FK Vojvodina players Expatriate footballers in Serbia