- Sebastián Battaglia
Football player infobox
playername = Sebastián Battaglia
fullname = Sebastián Battaglia
height = height|m=1.78
nickname = Seba
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|11|8
cityofbirth = Santa Fe
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub = Boca Juniors
clubnumber = 5
position = Midfielder
youthyears = ?-1998
youthclubs = Boca Juniors
years = 1998-2003
2004-2005
2005-Present
clubs = Boca Juniors
Villarreal CF
Boca Juniors | caps(goals) = 101 (9)
029 (0)
066 (4)
nationalyears = 2005-
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 0|008 (0)
ntupdate = 12 October 2007
pcupdate = 14 September 2008Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia (b.
November 8 ,1980 in Santa Fe) is anArgentine football midfielder who currently plays with Argentine clubBoca Juniors .Even though he was born in the
Santa Fe Province , Sebastián began his career with the Boca Juniors' reserve team. He made his professional debut onMay 31 1998 , and quickly became an important player for Boca Juniors'. He played for 5 years at the club when, in the middle of the 2003/2004 seaons,Villarreal CF of Spain bought 50% of his contract for 2.8 millioneuro s and acquired his services. Villarreal was considered an excellent destination for Battaglia as there were already plenty of former Boca players players such asMartín Palermo ,Juan Román Riquelme ,Diego Cagna ,Rodolfo Arruabarrena andFabricio Coloccini at the club.Battaglia played only a season and a half at Villareal, and never displayed the form that had made him such a hot property in Argentina. His family also had trouble adjusting to their new life in Spain. After an injury stopped him playing for almost 6 months, he decided to return with his family to Argentina. In July 2005, after some prolonged negotiations between Boca Juniors and Villarreal, he got his wish.
Back at Boca Juniors he recaptured his old form and started to improve his game, becoming club captain and being called-up to the Argentina national squad to participate in the World Cup Qualifiers match against Peru on
October 8 , 2005. He was also a starter in the friendly match against Qatar in November of the same year.Titles
External links
*es icon [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=1113&SEOFutbolista=Battaglia+Sebastian+Alejandro Agrnetine Primera statistics]
* [http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=4833 Sebastián Battaglia at Football Lineups]
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