José Batista

Football player infobox
playername = José Batista


fullname = José Alberto Batista González
height = height|m=1.63
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|3|6
cityofbirth = Colonia
countryofbirth = Uruguay
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1979-1983
1984-1985
1985-1995
1995
1996-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
clubs = Cerro
Peñarol
Deportivo Español
Rampla Juniors
Gimnasia de Jujuy
Deportivo Español
Argentino de Quilmes
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1984-1993
nationalteam = Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 14 (1)
pcupdate = April 2008

José Alberto Batista González (born 6 March, 1962 in Colonia) is a retired Uruguayan football defender, most known for having received a red card after 56 seconds – a World Cup record - in the 1986 FIFA World Cup game against Scotland on June 13, 1986, [cite book |title=Guinness World Records |page=168 |year=2007 |publisher=HiT Entertainment |location=London; New York City |isbn=] a game that ended in a 0-0 draw.

Batista played for a number of clubs in Uruguay and Argentina, he started his career with Cerro in 1979 and in 1983 he joined Uruguayan giants Peñarol.

In 1985 Batista joined Argentine club Deportivo Español where he would spend the next decade. He made a brief return to Uruguayan football in 1995 with Rampla Juniors.

In 1996 Batista joined Gimnasia de Jujuy, in 1998 he returned to Deportivo Español for one more season, his last club were Argentino de Quilmes of the Argentine 2nd division.

Batista made a total of 14 appearances for the Uruguay national team between 1984 and 1993 [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html rsssf: Uruguay record international players] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=16915 Career statistics] at National Football Teams
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