José Batista
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Alberto Batista González | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
Template:Spanish name 2 José Alberto Batista González (born 6 March, 1962 in Colonia del Sacramento) is a retired Uruguayan football defender who works as the manager of Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español of Argentina.
He is best known for having received a red card after 56 seconds – a FIFA World Cup record - in the 1986 World Cup game against Scotland on June 13, 1986,[1][2] a game that ended in a 0–0 draw.
Football career
Batista played for a number of clubs in Uruguay and Argentina, starting his career with C.A. Cerro, and joining country giants Club Atlético Peñarol in 1983.
In 1985 Batista joined Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español of Argentina, where he would spend the next decade. He made a brief return to Uruguayan football in 1995, with Rampla Juniors.
He spent his final three years with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Deportivo Español and Argentino de Quilmes, the latter in the Argentine second division.
Batista made a total of 14 appearances for the Uruguay national team, between 1984 and 1993.[3]
His debut came on September 19, in a friendly match with Peru, in Montevideo. During the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, he scored a crucial goal in a 2–1 home triumph over Chile, his only for the country; in the final stages, he was sent off after less than one minute of play for a reckless challenge on Scotland's Gordon Strachan,[2] as Uruguay eventually bowed out in the round-of-16.
References
- ^ Guinness World Records. London; New York City: HiT Entertainment. 2007. p. 168.
- ^ a b Football's 50 greatest hard men
- ^ Uruguay - Record International Players; at RSSSF
External links
- National team data Template:Es icon
- José Batista at National-Football-Teams.com
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