João Batista da Silva (born 18 December 1966 in Brazil) is a Brazilian retired footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Batista da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | December 28, 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| União Esporte Clube | |||
| América Futebol Clube | |||
| Independente Futebol Clube | |||
| Associação Ferroviária de Esportes | |||
| Associação Portuguesa de Desportos | |||
| 1995 | Red Bull Bragantino | ||
| 1996 | Grêmio Novorizontino | ||
| 1997 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 17 | (1) |
| 1999 | São José Esporte Clube | ||
| Esporte Clube Noroeste | |||
| Rio Preto Esporte Clube | |||
| 2002–2003 | Clube Atlético Sorocaba | ||
| 2003 | Associação Atlética Anapolina | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editFor the 1997 season, despite being hesitant at first, Batista signed for American top flight side Tampa Bay Mutiny after the brother of another Brazilian player who knew his friends thought he would be an ideal fit for the league.[1] After that, Batista took the 1998 season off due to injury before playing in the Brazilian lower leagues with São José Esporte Clube, Esporte Clube Noroeste, Rio Preto Esporte Clube, Clube Atlético Sorocaba], and Associação Atlética Anapolina.[2]
References
edit- ^ Batista knows the right people tampabay.com (Archived)
- ^ De auxiliar a treinador, João Batista valoriza esquipe de trabalho arquivo.correiodobrasil.com.br
External links
edit- João Batista at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
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