Jefferson Batista

Jefferson Batista
Personal information
Full name	Jefferson Alexandre Batista
Date of birth	(1976-02-23) 23 February 1976
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward or attacking midfielder
Youth career
1988-1995	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1995	Guarani
1996	FinnPa	1	(0)
1996	KuPS	7	(2)
1997	Corinthians
1997	Pelotas
1998	Mogi Mirim
1998	Guarani
1999	Alania Vladikavkaz	11	(1)
1999–2000	Uralan Elista	18	(6)
2000–2002	FC St. Gallen	34	(8)
2002–2003	FC Zürich	9	(1)
2003–2004	Vitória Bahía	21	(5)
2004-2005	Neuchâtel Xamax	9	(2)
2005-2006	Paulista
2006	Coritiba
2007	Nanjing Yoyo
2007	Ituano
2007-2008	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
2008-2009	Vojvodina	0	(0)
2009	Zagen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jefferson Alexandre Batista (born 23 February 1976 in São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian footballer.

Career

After playing in the youth teams of Corinthians, he represented the senior Brazilian clubs Pelotas, Mogi Mirim, Guarani, Vitória Bahía, Paulista and Coritiba. He also had a rich career abroad having played in Finland with FinnPa;^[1] Russia, with FC Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Uralan Elista; Switzerland, with FC St. Gallen, FC Zürich and Neuchâtel Xamax; Serbia, with FK Vojvodina; and China, with Nanjing Yoyo, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Zagen.

He began as a forward but gradually became an offensive midfielder.

After retiring he became director of a sports management and marketing company.^[2]