Jefferson Batista

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

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)
Position(s)	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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

After playing in the youth teams of Corinthians, he represented the senior Brazilian clubs Pelotas, Mogi Mirim, Guarani, Vitória, Paulista and Coritiba. He also had a rich career abroad having played in Finland with FinnPa; 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.

Honours

Paulista

• Copa do Brasil: 2005

Guangzhou

• China League One: 2007

External sources

• Jefferson Batista at Sambafoot (archived)
• Stats from Playerhistory