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João Batista da Silva (born 8 March 1955), known as Batista, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a
defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
. He competed in the men's tournament at the
1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
and won a gold medal in
football at the 1975 Pan American Games The seventh edition of the Association football, football tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games, Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City (main city of the Games), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, ...
.


Club career

Throughout his club career, Batista played for several clubs, mainly Internacional (1973–1981),
Grêmio (1982), Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras">Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...
(1983),
Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
(1983–1985),
Avellino Avellino () is a city and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...
(1985),
Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...
(1985–1987), and Avaí Futebol Clube">Avaí Avaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 5,436 (2020 est.) in an area of 540 km2. Media In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be serve ...
(1988–1989). During his time with Internacional, he won three
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
titles, in 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1975, 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1976, and 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1979.


International career

Batista competed in the men's tournament at the
1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
, where
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
finished in fourth place, and he also won a gold medal in
football at the 1975 Pan American Games The seventh edition of the Association football, football tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games, Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City (main city of the Games), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, ...
. Batista won 38 senior international caps for
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
from April 1978 to June 1983, but did not score a goal. He played also in two editions of the
FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internatio ...
, in
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
and
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
. In the 1978 tournament, Batista played throughout all seven of Brazil's matches, with the team not losing a single match, and only conceding three goals. Brazil failed to qualify for the final on goal difference, eventually finishing the tournament in third place. In the 1982 World Cup, Batista was a reserve. He played once as a substitute for Zico, coming on in the final minutes of the team's second–round match against
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. Famously,
Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional association football, football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two ...
was sent off for his foul on Batista after Batista had flattened
Juan Barbas Juan Alberto Barbas (born 23 August 1959) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland before turning his hand to management in 2009 with ...
. He was also a member of the Brazil team that finished in third place at the
1979 Copa América The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye ...
.


Style of play

Batista usually played as a
defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
, where he was known for his ability to aid his team defensively, but also had the capacity to help build attacking plays after winning back possession. However, he was also known for his lack of pace.


After retirement

Since retiring, Batista has been working as a commentator for Brazilian television channel RBS, which is part of the
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TV circuit.


Honours

Internacional *
Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...
: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981 *
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
: 1975, 1976, 1979 Avaí *
Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is run by the Santa Catarina Football Federation (FCF). History The Catarinense has had different names throughout ...
: 1988 Individual * Bola de Prata:
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
,
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...


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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Batista 1955 births Footballers from Porto Alegre Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players Primeira Liga players Grêmio FBPA players SC Internacional players SE Palmeiras players US Avellino 1912 players SS Lazio players C.F. Os Belenenses players Avaí FC players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Olympic footballers for Brazil Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Brazil men's international footballers Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games footballers for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in football Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen