Jorge Antonio Battaglia Méndez (born 12 January 1960) is a Paraguayan former

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

goalkeeper. He played his club football for Sol de América,

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most su ...

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and

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. Battaglia was also part of the Paraguay national football team that participated in the

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...

, where he was the substitute of starting goalkeeper Roberto Fernández.

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* 1960 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Paraguayan men's footballers Club Sol de América footballers Club Olimpia footballers Club Bolívar players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Peru 1995 Copa América players Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Paraguayan people of Italian descent Footballers from Asunción {{Paraguay-footy-goalkeeper-stub