José Batista

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José Batista
Full name	José Alberto Batista González
Date of birth	March 6, 1962 (1962-03-06) (age 46)
Place of birth	Colonia, Uruguay
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Defebder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1979-1983 1984-1985 1985-1995 1995 1996-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000	Cerro Peñarol Deportivo Español Rampla Juniors Gimnasia de Jujuy Deportivo Español Argentino de Quilmes
National team
1984-1993	Uruguay	14 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

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, 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^[1]

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^ rsssf: Uruguay record international players

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Career statistics at National Football Teams
(Spanish) TD.com profile

v • d • e Uruguay squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Rodríguez • 2 Gutiérrez • 3 Acevedo • 4 Diogo • 5 Bossio • 6 Batista • 7 Alzamendi • 8 Barrios • 9 da Silva • 10 Francescoli • 11 Santín • 12 Alvez • 13 Vega • 14 Pereyra • 15 Rivero • 16 Saralegui • 17 Zalazar • 18 Paz • 19 Ramos • 20 Aguilera • 21 Cabrera • 22 Otero • Coach: Borrás