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 won 38 international caps from 1978 to 1983, but did not score a goal. He played also in two editions of the 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 FIFA World Cup Third Place
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 FIFA 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