Fernando Batista
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando Ariel Batista | ||
Date of birth | 20 August 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | Argentinos Juniors | 134 | (4) |
1993–1995 | San Lorenzo | 36 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Godoy Cruz | 23 | (1) |
1998–2001 | All Boys | 59 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2018 | Armenia U18 | ||
2018 | Armenia U19 | ||
2019–2021 | Argentina U20 | ||
2019–2021 | Argentina U23 | ||
2023– | Venezuela | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fernando Ariel Batista (born 20 August 1970) is an Argentine football manager and retired player who is currently the manager of the Venezuela national team.
Playing career
Batista started his playing career with Argentine top flight side Argentinos Juniors, where he made 134 league appearances and scored 4 goals.[1] In 1997, Batista signed for Godoy Cruz in the Argentine second division.[1]
International career
He represented Argentina U20 at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2]
Managerial career
In 2018, Batista was appointed manager of Armenia U19.[3] After that, he was appointed manager of Argentina U20.[4] In 2019, he was appointed manager of Argentina U23.[4]
In March 2023, Batista was announced the new appointed manager for the Venezuela national team, after the departure of José Pékerman.
Managerial Statistics
- As of Match played 5 July 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Armenia U18 | ![]() |
1 January 2018 | 31 October 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Armenia U19 | 1 July 2018 | 31 October 2018 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 | |
Argentina U20 | ![]() |
1 January 2019 | 30 November 2021 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 63.64 |
Argentina U23 | 1 August 2019 | 8 August 2021 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 66.67 | |
Venezuela | ![]() |
10 March 2023 | Present | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50.00 |
Total | 62 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 56.45 |
References
- ^ a b Fernando Batista at BDFA (in Spanish)
- ^ "Fernando Batista, con el fútbol en la sangre y la ilusión del Sub 20: "Somos entrenadores, psicólogos y padres"". lanacion.com.ar.
- ^ "Fernando Batista: "Armenia va a ser un desafío importante"". diarioarmenia.org.ar.
- ^ a b "Batista: Argentina are dreaming of gold". fifa.com.
External links
- Fernando Batista at playmakerstats.com
- Fernando Batista at WorldFootball.net
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- All Boys footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Argentine football managers
- Argentina national under-20 football team managers
- Venezuela national football team managers
- Argentine expatriate football managers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Armenia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Expatriate football managers in Armenia
- Expatriate football managers in Venezuela
- 2024 Copa América managers
- Argentine football biography stubs