Trivia

Sergio Batista

Won with Argentina the 1986 FIFA World Cup and runner-up finishes at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Midfielder for Argentinos Juniors (1981-88, 1990-91), River Plate (1988-90), C.A. Nueva Chicago (1992), Tosu Futures (1993-97) and All Boys (1997-99).
Honours with Argentinos Juniors: Argentine Primera División (1984, 1985); Copa Libertadores (1985); Interamerican Cup (1986). Honours with River Plate: Argentine Primera División (1989/90).
Brother of Fernando Batista.
During his career as a coach, he managed the following professional teams: Tosu Futures (1994, 1997), All Boys (1999-00), CA Bella Vista (2000), Argentinos Juniors (2001-03, 2004), Talleres de Córdoba (2003), C.A. Nueva Chicago (2004-05), Godoy Cruz (2007), Shanghai Shenhua (2012-14) and Qatar SC (2018-).
Father of Nicolás Batista (b. 1991).
Former coach of the Argentina Youth Team (2008-10), Argentina National Football Team (2010-11) and Bahrain National Football Team (2015-16).
As a coach, he won the gold medal with Argentina Olympic Football Team at the 2008 Olympic Games.

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