José Alberto Batista González (born 6 March 1962) is an Uruguayan retired footballer 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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Club career

Born in Colonia del Sacramento, Batista played for a number of clubs in Uruguay and Argentina, starting his career with C.A. Cerro and joining giants Club Atlético Peñarol in 1983. In 1985, he joined Deportivo Español 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

Batista made a total of 14 appearances for the Uruguay national team, between 1984 and 1993.Uruguay – Record International Players
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. During the

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qualifiers Batista scored a crucial goal in a 2–1 home triumph over Chile, 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 Scotland's Gordon Strachan, as Uruguay eventually bowed out in the round-of-16.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Batista, Jose 1962 births Living people Uruguayan footballers 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 under-20 international footballers Uruguay international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate 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