João Batista da Silva

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João Batista da Silva, best known as Batista (born in Porto Alegre, March 8, 1955) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) player in defensive midfielder role.

For Brazil national football team he got 38 internacional caps from 1978 to 1983, never scored goals. He played also in two edition of FIFA World Cup, in 1978 and 1982.

[edit] Clubs

• Internacional: 1975-1981.
• Grêmio: 1982.
• Palmeiras: 1983.
• Lazio: 1983 - 1985.
• Avellino: 1985.
• Belenenses: 1985 - 1987.
• Avaí: 1988 - 1989.

[edit] Honours

• Campeonato Gaúcho: Four time (1975, 1976, 1978 and 1981)
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: (1975, 1976 and 1979)
• Campeonato Catarinense: 1988.

	Brazil squad - 1978 World Cup
1 Leão | 2 Toninho | 3 Oscar | 4 Amaral | 5 Toninho Cerezo | 6 Edinho | 7 Zé Sérgio | 8 Zico | 9 Reinaldo | 10 Rivelino | 11 Dirceu | 12 Carlos | 13 Nelinho | 14 Abel | 15 Polozzi | 16 Rodrigues Neto | 17 Batista | 18 Gil | 19 Jorge Mendonça | 20 Roberto Dinamite | 21 Chicão | 22 Valdir Peres | Coach: Coutinho

	Brazil squad - 1982 World Cup
1 Valdir Peres | 2 Leandro | 3 Oscar | 4 Luizinho | 5 Toninho Cerezo | 6 Júnior | 7 Paulo Isidoro | 8 Sócrates | 9 Serginho | 10 Zico | 11 Éder | 12 Paulo Sérgio | 13 Edevaldo | 14 Juninho | 15 Falcão | 16 Edinho | 17 Pedrinho | 18 Batista | 19 Renato | 20 Roberto Dinamite | 21 Dirceu | 22 Carlos | Coach: Santana