Osvaldo Batocletti

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Osvaldo Batocletti
Full name	Osvaldo Agustín Batocletti
Date of birth	January 22, 1950 (1950-01-22) (age 58)
Place of birth	San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1967-1972 1973 1974 1974-1977 1977-1984	Racing Club Lanús Unión de Santa Fe Club León UANL Tigres
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Osvaldo Daniel Batocletti Ronco (born January 22, 1950 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina) is a Mexican football manager, and former player. He currently is not coaching any professional team.

Batocletti started his career playing with Racing Club de Avellaneda in 1970. In 1973 he moved to Club Atlético Lanús, and then in 1974 he moved to Unión de Santa Fe.

In 1974 he moved to Mexico to play with León, then an important team in Mexican First Division. In 1977 he was transferred to UANL Tigres. For his transfer to Tigres, Batocletti sacrificed part of his salary so that Tigres could pay León. With Tigres, he scoared 12 goals, and was Mexican champion twice, in 1978 and in 1982. After playing 7 seasons with Tigres, he retired as a player in 1984.

As a coach, Batocletti has coached the UANL Tigres, and Queretaro FC.

He currently still works for Tigres, in an administrative position. He was labeled by Monterrey daily, El Norte, as the "Most Tigre of all Tigres", because his extensive career with Tigres.