José Batista
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alberto Batista González | ||
| Date of birth | March 6, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Colonia, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.62m (5ft 4¾in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1983 | Cerro | ||
| 1984–1985 | Peñarol | ||
| 1985–1995 | Deportivo Español | 140 | (9) |
| 1995 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 1996–1998 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 47 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Deportivo Español | ||
| 1999–2000 | Argentino Quilmes | ||
| National team | |||
| 1984–1993 | Uruguay | 14 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009– | Deportivo Español | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2008. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Alberto Batista González (born 6 March 1962 in Colonia del Sacramento) is a retired Uruguayan football defender. He currently manages Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español in Argentina.
Batista is best known for having received a red card after 56 seconds – a FIFA World Cup record - in the 1986 World Cup game against Scotland on June 13, 1986,[1][2] a game that ended in a 0–0 draw.
[edit] Football career
Batista played for a number of clubs in Uruguay and Argentina, starting his career with C.A. Cerro, and joining country giants Club Atlético Peñarol in 1983.
In 1985 Batista joined Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español of Argentina, where he would spend the next decade. He made a brief return to Uruguayan football in 1995, with Rampla Juniors.
He spent his final three years with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Deportivo Español and Argentino de Quilmes, the latter in the Argentine second division.
Batista made a total of 14 appearances for the Uruguay national team, between 1984 and 1993.[3]
His debut came on September 19, in a friendly match with Peru, in Montevideo. During the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, he scored a crucial goal in a 2–1 home triumph over Chile, his only for the country; in the final stages, he was sent off after less than one minute of play for a reckless challenge on Scotland's Gordon Strachan,[2] as Uruguay eventually bowed out in the round-of-16.
[edit] References
- ^ Guinness World Records. London; New York City: HiT Entertainment. 2007. p. 168.
- ^ a b Football's 50 greatest hard men
- ^ Uruguay - Record International Players; at RSSSF
[edit] External links
- National team data (Spanish)
- José Batista at National-Football-Teams.com
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