José Alberto Batista González (born 6 March 1962) is an

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an retired

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who played as a defender, and a manager. He is best known for having received a

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after 56 seconds – a World Cup record – in the

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game against

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Club career

Born in Colonia del Sacramento, Batista played for a number of clubs in Uruguay and Argentina, starting his career with

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and joining giants Club Atlético Peñarol in 1983. In 1985, he joined

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in the latter nation, where he would spend the next decade. Batista made a brief return to his country's top division in 1995, with

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. He spent his final three years with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Deportivo Español and Argentino de Quilmes, the latter in the Argentine second level.

International career

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His debut came on 19 September in a

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with

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, in

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. During the

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qualifiers Batista scored a crucial goal in a 2–1 home triumph over

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, his only for the country; in the final stages' third game, on 13 June 1986, he was sent off after less than one minute of play for a reckless challenge on

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, as Uruguay eventually bowed out in the round-of-16.

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National team data
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Batista, Jose 1962 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Uruguayan Primera División players C.A. Cerro players Peñarol players Rampla Juniors players Argentine Primera División players Deportivo Español footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan football managers Deportivo Español managers Pan American Games gold medalists for Uruguay Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers from Colonia del Sacramento