Sérgio Leandro Seixas Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛʁʒju leˈɐ̃dɾu ˈsejʃɐs ˈsɐ̃tus]; Polish: [ˈsɛrʐjɔ lɛˈandrɔ ˈsɛjʂas ˈsantɔs] born 23 March 1979) known as Sérgio Batata or just Batata (Portuguese: [baˈtatɐ], Polish: [baˈtata]) is a Brazilian-born Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.[2][3]
 Sérgio Batata in 2008. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sérgio Leandro Seixas Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1979 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Montes Claros, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clube Atlético Mineiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Clube Atlético Mineiro | |||
| 1996 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1997 | ŁKS Łódź | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | Piotrcovia | ||
| 1998 | ŁKS Łódź | 20 | (0) |
| 1998 | Polonia Gdańsk | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk | 7 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | ŁKS Łódź | 41 | (1) |
| 2000 | GKS Katowice | 14 | (0) |
| 2001 | Pogoń Szczecin | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | TuS Koblenz | 4 | (3) |
| 2002 | Widzew Łódź | 14 | (5) |
| 2003 | Piotrcovia | 16 | (7) |
| 2003–2006 | Pogoń Szczecin | 59 | (12) |
| 2007 | Grêmio Esportivo Brasil | ||
| 2007–2008 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wlkp. | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Warta Poznań | 27 | (5) |
| 2009 | Stal Niewiadów | 15 | (3) |
| 2010 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 13 | (1) |
| 2010 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 15 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Motor Lublin | 45 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Chełmianka Chełm | 41 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Polonia Piotrków Trybunalski | ||
| 2019–2022 | Luciążanka Przygłów | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editIn his youth Batata played for Clube Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro, before being brought to Poland by Antoni Ptak in 1997. He made his debut in Poland for ŁKS Łódź on 11 May 1997 against Polonia Warsaw. His career was mostly decided by Ptak, moving to clubs when it had been decided for him, which resulted in Batata playing for a total of 15 different Polish clubs.
In 2003, Poland national team manager, Paweł Janas, was impressed with Batata that he wanted him to play for the Poland national team, meaning Batata had to apply for Polish citizenship. Accepting Polish citizenship would mean he'd have to rescind his Brazilian citizenship, and was given his citizenship in 2006.[4] By this point Janas was no longer manager and Batata had suffered a few major injuries impacting his playing time.[5] His two major career successes were winning the Copa do Brasil in 1996 with Cruzeiro and the Ekstraklasa Cup in 2007–08 with Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski.
Batata made over 300 appearances in Poland, playing for clubs such as ŁKS Łódź (three times), Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski (three times), Polonia Gdańsk, Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk,[6] GKS Katowice,[7] Pogon Szczecin, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Widzew Łódź,[8] Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, [9] Warta Poznań,[10] Stal Niewiadów, Zawisza Bydgoszcz,[11] Kotwica Kołobrzeg,[12] Motor Lublin,[13] and Chełmianka Chełm.[14]
Honours
editCruzeiro
- Copa do Brasil: 1996
Pogoń Szczecin
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
- Ekstraklasa Cup: 2007–08
References
edit- ^ "Batata". lechia.gda.pl.
- ^ Interview with Sérgio Batata
- ^ Sergio Batata – słodko-gorzki ziemniak rfbl.pl
- ^ "Sergio Batata w Polonii Piotrków". epiotrkow.pl.
- ^ "MIAŁ BYĆ W KADRZE PRZED ROGEREM, A ZWIEDZIŁ 15 KLUBÓW W POLSCE!". przegladsportowy.pl.
- ^ "1998/99 II Liga - Gr. zachodnia". lechia.net.
- ^ "Queue XV: Górnik - GKS Katowice 0: 0". katowice.wyborcza.pl.
- ^ "Batata zatrzymał KSZO". ostrowiec-sw.pl.
- ^ "BATATA W GRODZISKU WLKP". sport.interia.pl.
- ^ "Batata w Warcie Poznań". sportowefakty.pl.
- ^ "Batata w Zawiszy". 90minut.pl.
- ^ "Pięciu nowych zawodników w Kotwicy". 90minut.pl.
- ^ "Motor pozyskał Batatę". 90minut.pl.
- ^ "Sergio Batata". chelmiankachelm.futbolowo.pl.
- ^ "II liga 2003/2004". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
External links
edit- Sérgio Batata at 90minut.pl (in Polish)