João Batista (footballer, born 1975)
Appearance
João Batista Casemiro Marques (born March 4, 1975 in Santana de Cataguases) is a Brazilian-Turkish footballer for Mersin İdmanyurdu.
Career
He also played for Gaziantepspor, Galatasaray, Konyaspor in Turkey and Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.
Personal
He has dual Turkish citizenship with Mertol Karatay name on his passport.
International career
Having not been capped by the Brazil national football team, Batista has the option of playing for Turkey if called up as Mehmet Aurélio. He was one of favourite player for Fatih Terim when he played for Galatasaray.
References
External links
- João Batista at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- People from Minas Gerais
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Turkish footballers
- Brazilian footballers
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Konyaspor footballers
- Gaziantepspor footballers
- União São João Esporte Clube players
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
- Brazilian emigrants to Turkey
- Turkish people of Brazilian descent
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Süper Lig players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Turkish expatriates in Ukraine
- Association football midfielders
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs
- Turkish football midfielder stubs