Daniel Batista Lima

Daniel Batista
	File:Daniel Batista Lima.jpg Batista playing for Olympiacos
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Batista Lima
Date of birth	9 September 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	São Vicente, Cape Verde
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1989	Ethnikos Piraeus
1989–1992	AEK Athens
1992–1995	Olympiacos
1995–1999	AEK Athens
1999–2001	Aris
Total
International career
1994–1997	Greece
Managerial career
2003–2007	Diagoras
2007–2008	Fostiras
2008–2009	Nea Ionia
2009–2013	AEK Athens U20
2014–2015	Niki Volos (Technical Director)
Medal record
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Batista Lima (Greek: Ντανιέλ Μπατίστα Λίμα; born 9 September 1964) is a Greek former professional football player of Cape Verdean descent who played as a striker. He has been given the title "poor man's Gullit" by the Italian press after an impressive display against Torino. Batista's uncle, Noni Lima, already had a successful career in Greece at Panionios. Also Batista's nephew, Noni's son named Konstantinos Lima was a player of Kalloni F.C.

Club career

Batista played for Ethnikos Piraeus from 1987 until 1989 when he moved to AEK Athens FC. At AEK, Batista established himself as one of the best forwards of the Greek Championship. After the 1992 season, Batista made the jump to AEK's rivals Olympiacos F.C. He returned to AEK in 1995 and stayed there until the end of the 1999 season when he transferred to Aris. Batista retired after the 2001 season. Daniel Batista started his football career at Feyenoord Rotterdam. After playing there a while a good friend of him and also a Feyenoord supporter brought him to Greece to follow his career there.

International career

Having acquired Greek citizenship he debuted for the Greek national team (12 October 1994) being the first black sportsman to do so. He played 14 times scoring twice.

Managing career

After his playing days were over, Batista coached Diagoras F.C., Fostiras F.C., he was the director of football of Lamia F.C., head coach of A.O.Nea Ionia F.C and AEK Athens Under 20 team and a technical director of Niki Volou F.C..

Career statistics

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Greece	1994	6	1
	1995	6	0
	1996	2	1
Total		14	2

Honours

AEK

Greek Championship: 1992
Greek Cup: 1996, 1997
Greek Super Cup: 1989, 1996
Greek League Cup: 1990
Pre-Mediterranean Cup: 1991

Olympiacos

Greek Super Cup: 1992

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